In a population of patients with hematologic malignancies who refuse blood product transfusions, high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous s... More »
SAN FRANCISCO – Pregnancy increases the risk of poor outcomes in melanoma, according to a review of melanoma cases at the Cleveland Clinic.
The ef... More »
Among women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, the type and exact location of the mutation influences the risk it confers for breast and ovarian canc... More »
ORLANDO – At the time of benign hysterectomy, 44% of premenopausal women underwent bilateral oophorectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy although approxim... More »
False-positive mammograms in women aged 40-59 years cost an estimated $2.8 billion per year in the United States in 2012-2013, according to a report p... More »
SAN FRANCISCO – Voriconazole increased the risk of squamous cell carcinoma by 73% in a review of 455 lung transplant patients at the University of C... More »
HOUSTON – Palliative surgery can alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for patients dying from advanced cancers, without compromising perfo... More »
A customized vaccine targeting patient-specific, tumor neoantigens evoked an immune response in three adults with advanced cutaneous melanoma in a pro... More »
A new drug candidate shows potential in laboratory studies against a rare type of acute leukemia, mixed lineage leukemia, which occurs more often in c... More »
Dr. Douglas Lowy has been officially named acting director of the National Cancer Institute, following the March 31 exit of Dr. Harold Varmus as direc... More »
