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FDA panel recommends against approval of ultrasound therapy for early prostate cancer

Posted on: 31/07/2014 - 16:30

GAITHERSBURG, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that a device that thermally ablates the prostate gland using high-intensity focused ultrasound should not be approved for...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 21:20

LAS VEGAS – Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic renal impairment, according to a large Dutch study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Cancer spending: More patients, not more expensive patients

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:50

A 55% jump in total expenditures for cancer treatment from 2001 to 2011 appears to reflect an increase in the number of patients, not an increase in the cost of treating those patients, according to...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Surgeon General: Tanning, indoor tanning must stop

Posted on: 29/07/2014 - 19:50

The U.S. Surgeon General’s office is calling on Americans to do more to help prevent skin cancer, saying that it is a growing public health problem. The five-point call to action singled out...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Surgeon General: Tanning, indoor tanning must stop

Posted on: 29/07/2014 - 19:50

The U.S. Surgeon General’s office is calling on Americans to do more to help prevent skin cancer, saying that it is a growing public health problem. The five-point call to action singled out...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Stage esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemo

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:00

Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Stage esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemo

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:00

Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

New ACOG opinions address gynecologic concerns in young cancer patients

Posted on: 22/07/2014 - 22:00

Cancer treatments in children and adolescents can adversely affect reproductive health and future pregnancy outcomes, so gynecologists should be aware of these effects and be involved in patient...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Early results show promise of topical tamoxifen for women with DCIS

Posted on: 21/07/2014 - 18:30

The encouraging results of a small study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ comparing oral tamoxifen to a gel formulation of a tamoxifen metabolite support further testing of local transdermal...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Early results show promise of topical tamoxifen for women with DCIS

Posted on: 21/07/2014 - 18:30

The encouraging results of a small study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ comparing oral tamoxifen to a gel formulation of a tamoxifen metabolite support further testing of local transdermal...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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