Nearly 6 Million Deaths From Five Major Cancer Types Averted Since 1975 Prevention and screening efforts accounted for 80% of those averted deaths Dec 05, 2024
Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing May Help Detect Cancer in Mothers Nearly half of women with unusual or nonreportable cfDNA-sequencing results had cancer Dec 04, 2024
Big Drop in Cervical Cancer Deaths; Publication Hijackers; A Win for CRC Home Tests News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 29, 2024
Early Promise for PI3K Inhibitor in Brain Metastases Also from SNO: TTFields boosts PFS in glioblastoma, proton therapy for leptomeningeal disease Nov 25, 2024
Advances in TNBC; Mixed News in Lung Cancer Report; Pancreatic Cancer Overdiagnosis? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 22, 2024
Sacubitril/Valsartan Curbs Cardiotoxicity From Chemotherapy Benefit shown in trial of patients flagged for high risk of cardiotoxicity Nov 20, 2024
Small Benefit, Persistent Toxic Risk With Adjuvant Anthracycline in Breast Cancer Time for "long goodbye" to the "burning red devil," say editorialists Nov 19, 2024
Big Comeback for Myeloma Drug; DIY Cancer Therapy; Gut Clues to Bladder Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 15, 2024
Year in Review: Early Breast Cancer USPSTF screening recommendations, broader indication for ribociclib, OS win for pembrolizumab Nov 12, 2024
FDA Panel Backs Cryoablation in Early Breast Cancer as Alternative to Surgery ProSense device would be indicated with adjuvant endocrine therapy for some low-risk patients Nov 08, 2024
'Dawson's Creek' Star Has Cancer; Radiotherapy Tattoos; Case of 'Petticoat' Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 08, 2024
Watch for Psoriasis After Cancer Immunotherapy, Study Says PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors singled out for association Nov 07, 2024
Is It Really Cancer? More Concerns About Accelerated Approval; Metformin and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Nov 01, 2024
Early Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Better Survival Largest survival benefit observed in patients who entered a cessation program within 6 months Oct 31, 2024
'Converging' Evidence of Link Between Air Pollution and Breast Cancer Large cohort study showed cancer risk increased with exposure to fine particulate matter Oct 30, 2024
Personalized Breast Cancer Treatment; Insights Into HPV in Men; Exercise and Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 25, 2024
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Survival in Aggressive Breast Cancer Study also showed that patients were more likely to receive timely treatment Oct 24, 2024
Diet and Prostate Cancer; TTFields OK'd for NSCLC; Cancer Studies Retracted -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 18, 2024
Distant Recurrence Risk in Early Breast Cancer on the Decline Trials now enroll lower-risk women who get better treatment, analysis suggests Oct 15, 2024
PI3K Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Breast Cancer Adding inavolisib to palbociclib/fulvestrant more than doubled PFS in endocrine-resistant disease Oct 10, 2024
Let's Talk Breast Density; Cancer, Movies, and Music; Treatment-Induced Aging? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 10, 2024
Some Cancers Occur More Frequently in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Bladder, brain, and cervical cancer risks were higher in people with MS Oct 09, 2024
'The Office' Star Has Cancer; Trump Sent COVID Tests to Putin? 3% of Teens Are Trans Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 09, 2024
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers Higher risk for ever use, increasing duration of use but no increase in BRCA2 carriers Oct 07, 2024
Good News for CAR-T Therapy; Liquid Biopsy Progress; Anti-Psychotic for Brain Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Oct 04, 2024
Trump Vows to Veto Abortion Ban; Breast Cancer Climbs; Diagnostic Errors for 1 in 14 Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Oct 02, 2024
More Evidence Favors a Shorter Course of Post-Mastectomy RT Trial finds similar complication and recurrence rates with hypofractionated versus standard RT Oct 01, 2024
No Improvement in Lymphedema With Hypofractionated Nodal RT for Breast Cancer Numerical advantage in randomized trial, non-randomized study misses noninferiority mark Oct 01, 2024
Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients Study suggests differences in how the ACA cost-sharing exemption is applied across patient groups Sep 27, 2024 video
Cancer Treatment Ups CV Risk; Therapy's Next Big Thing; Nude Photos Settlement News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 26, 2024
Cancer Diagnoses Slow to Recover From Effects of COVID Pandemic Actual rates for 2021 lagged behind projections Sep 25, 2024
ASCO's Quality Care Symposium: Chemotherapy Shortage Resulted in Higher Costs Other studies look at financial toxicity for teen/young adult cancer patients, nausea after chemo Sep 24, 2024
High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer Sep 21, 2024 podcast
Lymphedema Risk No Higher With 3-Week RT Regimen in Early Breast Cancer "Nodal radiotherapy for breast cancer no longer needs 5 weeks," researcher says Sep 17, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Ribociclib to Early Breast Cancer Broad indication doubles the number of patients eligible for adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibition Sep 17, 2024
Survival Win for Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Absolute difference of 4.9% at 5 years, including a benefit for patients who did not achieve pCR Sep 17, 2024
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis May Reduce Development of Advanced Cancers Retrospective study suggests benefits over digital mammography Sep 17, 2024
Another Win for Antibody-Drug Conjugate in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Mets Second-line T-DXd best option in patients with and without intracranial activity, experts says Sep 14, 2024
Screening After False Positive Mammograms; RSV Vaccination and Hospitalization Also in TTHealthWatch: time from approval to reimbursement for new drugs Sep 14, 2024 podcast
