GLP-1 Agonists in Adolescents and Young Adults; Benefits of Cancer Drug Trials Also in TTHealthWatch: early diagnosis and treatment of COPD and asthma May 25, 2024 podcast
HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk of Multiple Types of Cancer in Men and Women Large cohort study provides some of the first evidence of cancer reduction after vaccination May 24, 2024
Gallbladder Cancer Rates Stable or Down, Except in Black Patients Black patients "presenting more often, and they're presenting at a later stage," researcher says May 24, 2024
Ignoring Colonoscopy Advice; Inflamed Tongue, Then Cancer; Acupuncture for Dry Mouth News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 24, 2024
Psychostimulant No Help in Relieving Cancer-Related Fatigue No significant differences in outcomes between methylphenidate, placebo May 22, 2024
Cancer Clinical Trial Participation May Not Actually Improve Survival, Study Says Meta-analysis suggests survival benefits disappeared after accounting for biases, confounders May 22, 2024
Legal Marijuana Leads to More Hospital Trips for Older Adults ED visits tripled after edible cannabis was legalized in Canada May 20, 2024
FDA Withdraws Approval of FGFR Inhibitor for Bile Duct Cancer Sponsor for infigratinib (Truseltiq) failed to recruit and enroll patients in confirmatory study May 20, 2024
More Evidence Supports Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer No difference in surgical, oncologic outcomes with immediate versus delayed surgery May 17, 2024
Cancer and Intimate-Care Products; Boost for CRC Stool Tests; Biopsy by Ultrasound? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 17, 2024
Slovakian PM's Prognosis; Kate Middleton's Treatment; Drug Test Cheating Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 16, 2024
Resection for Early Liver Cancer Tied to Improved Survival 5-year OS rate nearly doubled vs nonsurgical approaches for early HCC, retrospective study finds May 15, 2024
More Patients Participate in Cancer Treatment Trials Than Previously Estimated Study calculates rate at 7.1%, higher than historical estimate of less than 5% May 13, 2024
Extended Imatinib Maintenance Boosts Disease-Free Survival in High-Risk GIST Three-year DFS of 87% with 6 years versus 55% with 3 years, but with increased toxicity May 10, 2024
Cancer Vaccines' Emergence; More Focus on Side Effects; A Nudge for Exercise News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 10, 2024
Ending Oncology's Toxic Relationship With High Chemotherapy Doses Optimizing doses can improve patient outcomes and lower costs May 10, 2024
RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm; Cancer From Your Car? Hearing Restored in Two Kids Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff May 08, 2024
No Survival Benefit With Extended Lymphadenectomy in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Extended versus standard lymphadenectomy also associated with greater morbidity May 05, 2024
High Response Rates With Gene Therapies for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer Three-fourths of patients had complete responses, which proved to be durable in most cases May 04, 2024
Active Surveillance Lawsuits; More Eligibility for Studies; Biosimilars Make News News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 03, 2024
Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers May Increase Risk of Childhood Leukemia However, overall cancer risk was not higher after fertility treatments vs natural conception May 02, 2024
Liver Cancer Screening Benefits Patients With Cirrhosis, Study Suggests Analysis still finds improved survival after correcting for lead- and length-time biases May 01, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980 Apr 30, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Loneliness Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors Survivors with severe loneliness had a 67% increased risk, study finds Apr 28, 2024
Clue to Aspirin, Colon Cancer Link; New Lutathera Approval; AI & Electronic Records News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 26, 2024
FDA OKs First IL-15 Receptor Agonist for Early Bladder Cancer Novel immunotherapy induced complete responses in 62% of patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC Apr 23, 2024
Academics + Pharma = Big Bucks; New CAR-T Warnings; Patients Seek Cancer Tests News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 19, 2024
California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for 'Erin Brockovich' Contaminant The rule is the first in the nation to specifically target the heavy metal Apr 18, 2024
FDA Slaps Embolization Device With Class I Recall After Deaths Increased bowel ischemia risk when Obsidio Embolic is used for lower GI bleeds Apr 17, 2024
Immunotherapy During Pregnancy Just as Safe as Other Cancer Drugs However, use should be avoided "if possible" due to risk of rare immune-related adverse events Apr 17, 2024
Roundup Maker Seeks Lawmakers' Help to Squelch Claims It Failed to Warn About Cancer Legal experts say legislation could provide immunity from lawsuits Apr 16, 2024
What Kate Middleton Reminds Us About the Role of Privacy in Healing Everyone deserves the "sanctity of space" during a course of illness Apr 15, 2024
Journey Into Virtual Reality Eases Cancer Pain VR distraction therapy could be a useful non-pharmacologic alternative, study suggests Apr 12, 2024
'I'm Dying, You're Not': Terminally Ill Ask More States for Physician-Assisted Death Debates on medical aid in dying bills are playing out in Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, and Iowa Apr 12, 2024
Riding the 'Boob Bus'; Prior Authorization Pushback; Cancer Warning for Alcohol? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 12, 2024
1,000 Paper Cranes Can Bring Our Patients One Step Closer to Healing We must remind our patients to hold on to hope Apr 11, 2024
O.J. Simpson Dies After Cancer Battle Football star who was acquitted of murders but later found liable in civil trial dead at 76 Apr 11, 2024
Neoadjuvant Chemo-IO Promising in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Combination associated with favorable R0 resection and survival rates Apr 10, 2024
