USPSTF: Mammography guidelines revisited
Women in their 40s should make an informed personal decision, say the new draft guidelines.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
American Thyroid Association (ATA) releases updated treatment guidelines for medullary thyroid carcinoma
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has released updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a revision of the original guidelines published in 2009.
Recommendations for prevention of ovarian cancer released
Oral contraceptive use, tubal sterilization, and genetic testing and counseling recommended by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology.
Lung screening guidelines improve on study findings
Guidelines called Lung-RADS, if used, would have generated considerably fewer false-positives than the National Lung Screening Trial produced, according to a recent study.
Updated guideline hopeful for patients with lung cancer
Updated lung cancer guideline will include new recommendations for ALK testing by IHC, ALK-EGFR resistance, and a number of emerging molecular targets.
Better adherence to guidelines for safe handling of antineoplastic drugs is needed
Recommended safe handling practices for workers who administer antineoplastic drugs in health care settings are not always followed, according to a new study.
Current therapy for hypothyroidism endorsed by new guidelines
A recent review has found insufficient consistent data exist to recommend a change in use of levothyroxine as the only drug needed to treat hypothyroidism.
Joint ASCO/CCO guidelines for advanced prostate cancer issued
Recommendations are for men whose tumors have grown resistant to hormonal therapies were issued jointly by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) in Canada.
Guidelines issued for HER2-negative breast cancer
Evidence-based recommendations have been developed for chemotherapy and targeted therapy for women with HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.
Blood and urine testing recommended to diagnose rare adrenal tumors
The Endocrine Society recently issued a Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of two types of rare adrenal tumors: pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.
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