AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports
Deep natural language processing used to detect presence of lung cancer and treatment response.
Daily Oncology News
Hematological Malignancy Risk Up for First-Degree Relatives
Increased familial relative risks for the same tumor type for most hematological malignancies.
Worse Cancer Outcomes for Elderly HIV-Infected Patients
Significantly higher rates of relapse or death for HIV-infected men with prostate cancer, women with breast cancer.
Red Meat Consumption May Up Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
Findings from prospective cohort study of sisters or half-sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Medicare to Cover CAR-T Therapy for Leukemia, Lymphoma
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy boosts a patient’s own immune cells.
Some Cancer Trends Differ for Oldest Old in the United States
Trends similar to 65- to 84-year age group, but risk elevated for some cancers, diagnosis at later stages.
USPSTF Reaffirms Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Potential benefits of screening do not outweigh potential harms in asymptomatic adults.
Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality
Risk up with diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around diagnosis.
U.S. Hospital Patients Receive More Opioids Versus Other Countries
Patients’ perceptions of pain, pain medication may affect prescribing practices
Overweight, Obesity May Increase Early Mortality Risk in Pediatric ALL
But no correlation seen for overweight or obesity with early relapse in cohort of Mexican children with ALL.
One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Sufficient in Certain Situations
One dose compared with two or three doses in preventing cervical precancer in high-coverage settings.
Dietary Vitamin A Intake Tied to Reduced Risk for Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cutaneous SCC risk reduced for highest versus lowest quintile of vitamin A, retinol, some carotenoids.
$70 Million Settlement Reached in Generic Drug Delay Case
In pay-to-delay deals, generic drug makers paid to keep cheaper version of the drug off market.
Ibrutinib-Rituximab Combo Beats Chemoimmunotherapy for CLL
Progression-free, overall survival improved in the ibrutinib-rituximab group at three years.
Image-Based Model Predicts Radiation Tx Failure in Lung Cancer
Higher rate of treatment failure for lung cancer patients with high Deep Profiler scores.
Skin Cancer Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial: The Molecular Predisposition to Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC)
Clinical trial focusing on herditary nonpolyposis colon cancer. The Molecular Predisposition to Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC)
Clinical Trial: Spectral Diagnosis of Cutaneous Malignancy
Clinical trial focusing on spectral diagnosis. Spectral Diagnosis of Cutaneous Malignancy
Clinical Trial: Electronic Brachytherapy for the Treatment of NMSC
Clinical trial focusing on electronic brachytherapy. Electronic Brachytherapy for the Treatment of NMSC
Clinical Trial: Use of the Epidermal Micrografts for Wound Healing After Mohs or Excisional Surgery for Skin Cancer
Clinical trial focusing on epidermal micrografts. Use of the Epidermal Micrografts for Wound Healing After Mohs or Excisional Surgery for Skin Cancer
Clinical Trial: Experience of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) Mohs Surgery Project
Clinical trial focusing on Mohs surgery project. Experience of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) Mohs Surgery Project
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