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Thyroid cancer rise mostly overdiagnosis

Posted on: 20/02/2014 - 21:10

The incidence of thyroid cancer has nearly tripled in the United States since the 1970s. However, this is mainly an epidemic of diagnosis, researchers reported. Small papillary cancers are not...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Removing opposite breast cuts 20-year mortality 48% in BRCA mutation carriers

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 23:30

Among early-stage breast cancer patients who carry BRCA mutations, prophylactic mastectomy of the contralateral breast appears to reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer within 20 years by 48%,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Beta-blockers linked to lower mortality in high-risk prostate cancer

Posted on: 10/02/2014 - 22:25

The use of beta-blockers in men with metastatic and high-risk prostate cancer was associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer–specific mortality independent of statin or acetylsalicylic acid...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Anti-PD-L1 therapy yielded durable responses in early NSCLC trials

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 18:35

SAN DIEGO – Results from studies conducted to date indicate that anti-PD-L1 therapy is well tolerated in patients with non–small cell lung cancer, with rapid response rates. In fact, responses are...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

IBD linked to increased risk of certain cancers

Posted on: 01/02/2014 - 05:01

Immunosuppressive therapies for inflammatory bowel disease do not appear to be implicated in the increased risk for melanomas and hematologic malignancies seen in these patients, based on the results...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

MicroRNA screening might reveal pancreatic cancer

Posted on: 21/01/2014 - 22:20

Researchers have identified two novel panels of microRNAs that eventually might be used to screen patients for pancreatic cancer, distinguishing affected patients from healthy individuals and from...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Dual-vaccine therapy prolonged survival in pancreatic cancer

Posted on: 16/01/2014 - 18:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Serial administration of two vaccines that stimulate the immune response to pancreatic cancer antigens prolonged survival of metastatic disease by about 2 months, according to Dr....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Expanded genetic testing better predicts panitumumab plus chemo response

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 19:50

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer should be broadly tested for RAS mutations before being treated with panitumumab, according to new data from a <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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