Active Surveillance Feasible for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer
Patients undergoing immediate surgery experience greater anxiety than patients in active surveillance.
Head and Neck Cancer
Adding Pembrolizumab to CRT Does Not Improve Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer
Adding pembrolizumab to chemoradiotherapy did not improve event-free survival or overall survival.
Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Not Tied to More AEs in Oral Cavity SCC
No increased perioperative morbidity seen among patients with local regionally advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Risks of Second Primary Malignancies Increased in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
A systematic review and meta-analysis sought to determine the risk of secondary primary cancer for survivors of colorectal cancer.
Thyroid Cancer Often Detected in Asymptomatic Patients
Many thyroid cancers are discovered in patients who undergo surgery without thyroid-referable symptoms, an international study suggests.
Intratumoral Bacteria Could Be Used to Predict Outcomes of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Patients with higher intratumoral bacterial loads had significantly worse disease-free survival, distant metastasis-free survival, and overall survival.
More Thyroid Cancers ID’d in Patients With No Symptoms
Forty-six percent of patients who underwent thyroid-directed surgery had cancer; of these, 51 percent were asymptomatic.
HPV-Related Throat Cancer Outcomes in Men Vary by Race, Ethnicity
Cancer-specific mortality for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer higher among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men than White men.
Induction Chemo Plus CRT More Effective Than CRT Alone in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Induction chemotherapy was associated with improvements in disease-free, failure-free, relapse-free, and progression-free survival.
Acupuncture Improves Symptoms of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer
Acupuncture was associated with improvements in symptoms and quality of life.
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