<ѻý>Patient Develops Inflamed Rash After Double Mastectomyѻý> Incision sites were itchy, painful, red, and oozing and were not showing signs of healing Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Jill Biden Has COVID; BA.2.86 Less Evasive Than Feared? Jimmy Buffett's Fatal Cancerѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Sep 05, 2023
<ѻý>Prostate Cancer Is Not Just an 'Old Man's Disease'ѻý> Spreading this message can save lives Sep 02, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Patients More Likely to Die During COVID Pandemicѻý> Omicron wave was especially deadly, and those with blood cancers at increased risk Sep 01, 2023
<ѻý>Prayer to Cure Cancer; Exercise for Sexual Dysfunction; Carb Intake and Cancerѻý> News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Sep 01, 2023
<ѻý>Gut Microbiome Study Yields Clues to Melanoma Development, Progressionѻý> Differences between patients and volunteers, early- vs late-stage may help guide management Aug 31, 2023
<ѻý>Should Cannabinoids Be Given to Kids With Cancer?ѻý> Systematic review suggests evidence is lacking for efficacy and safety Aug 31, 2023
<ѻý>Concizumab Prophylaxis Reduced Bleeding Rates in Hemophiliaѻý> Phase III trial shows 86% reduction in treated bleeds in hemophilia A and B with inhibitors Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screeningѻý> PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Oral Tx Shows Early Promise in Relapsed/Refractory Myelomaѻý> Mezigdomide led to 41% response rate in heavily pretreated patients Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Nurse Suspected of Poisoning; Hospital Mask Mandates Return; Congressman's Cancer Dxѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Aug 30, 2023
<ѻý>Study Reinforces BRAF-MEK Inhibition Over Anti-BRAF Only in Advanced Melanomaѻý> Improved PFS with encorafenib-binimetinib versus encorafenib, but immunotherapy still top option Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Therapy's Lower-Limb Blood Clots Better Treated With Long Anticoagulationѻý> A year of DOAC therapy did not result in significantly more bleeds in ONCO DVT trial Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>U.S. Unveils First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiationsѻý> Treatments for heart failure, Crohn's disease, and diabetes make the list Aug 29, 2023
<ѻý>AI-Aided Colonoscopy Flops for Advanced Neoplasia Detection in Trialѻý> Meta-analysis turns up similar findings, though increased ADR overall Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?ѻý> A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many Aug 28, 2023
<ѻý>Mohs Surgery Best for Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma?ѻý> Retrospective data suggest superior survival in pathologically confirmed node-negative disease Aug 23, 2023
<ѻý>Novel KRAS Inhibitor Leads to Durable Responses in Multiple Tumor Typesѻý> More than half of patients with NSCLC, more than a third of those with CRC responded to divarasib Aug 23, 2023
<ѻý>Clot Risk Factors Emerge for Cancer Patients With COVID-19ѻý> Immunotherapy in particular linked with 45% higher risk of VTE in hospitalized patients Aug 17, 2023
<ѻý>Removing Race-Corrected Pulmonary Function Tests May Alter Lung Cancer Careѻý> Path to eliminating these tests, while crucial, will be challenging, researchers say Aug 16, 2023
<ѻý>FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanomaѻý> Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
<ѻý>Study Links 'Forever Chemicals' to Testicular Cancer in Military Personnelѻý> Government response is "completely unacceptable," says co-chair of congressional PFAS Task Force Aug 13, 2023
<ѻý>Risky Drinking Behavior Common Among Cancer Survivors, Even During Treatmentѻý> High prevalence of exceeding moderate drinking, binge drinking, hazardous drinking behavior Aug 10, 2023
<ѻý>Adenovirus May Trigger Thrombocytopenia, Thrombosis, Case Studies Suggestѻý> First reports of an anti-PF4 disorder associated with an adenovirus infection Aug 09, 2023
<ѻý>Certain Medications Tied to Post-COVID Pulmonary Fibrosisѻý> Rituximab and chemotherapy singled out in U.S. dataset Aug 08, 2023
<ѻý>In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Backѻý> We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors Aug 05, 2023
<ѻý>Adcetris Plus Chemo Effective in HIV-Related Hodgkin Lymphomaѻý> Researchers call study "practice changing," although outside experts urge caution Aug 04, 2023
<ѻý>Routinely Removed Organ Linked to Increased Mortality, Cancer Riskѻý> Cardiothoracic surgery often cuts out this little organ as irrelevant. Big mistake, study says Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>Should Surgery Be Offered for Malignant Bowel Obstruction?ѻý> Study finds no benefit in terms of days alive and out of the hospital, but symptom burden eased Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>Early Enthusiasm for Cancer Drug Reformulated for Ophthalmic Useѻý> AMD treatment burden reduced by 80-90% by implant, intrachoroidal axitinib Aug 02, 2023
<ѻý>AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detectionѻý> But can AI capture relevant biological features of detected lesions? Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screeningѻý> Guidance conflicts with other new recommendations that screening start at age 45 Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>Multi-Cancer Early Detection: 20th-Century Fiction Becomes Realityѻý> These tests could soon become a valuable addition to current cancer screening tools Aug 01, 2023
<ѻý>FDA Approves New Frontline Endometrial Cancer Regimen, First in Decadesѻý> Dostarlimab (Jemperli) approved with chemotherapy for dMMR or MSI-high cancers Jul 31, 2023
<ѻý>Adjuvant Everolimus Falls Short in High-Risk Renal Cancerѻý> However, the drug did show benefit in a subgroup at highest risk of recurrence after nephrectomy Jul 31, 2023
<ѻý>Could AI Cause Burnout in Medicine?ѻý> Some concern that new technology could be more of a problem than a solution Jul 29, 2023
<ѻý>Novel Combination Boosts Survival in Unresectable Liver Cancerѻý> Camrelizumab-rivoceranib extended PFS and OS compared with sorafenib Jul 28, 2023
<ѻý>Oncologist Turns Burnout Into a Musicalѻý> Writing musicals is a "way to get back in touch with why we all went into medicine" Jul 27, 2023
<ѻý>Couch Potatoes Take Note: Climb Some Stairs to Cut Cancer Riskѻý> Short bouts of vigorous activity may be a "promising" intervention for those who can't exercise Jul 27, 2023
<ѻý>Another HIV Patient Possibly Cured With Stem Cell Transplantѻý> But this case is unique, researchers say Jul 25, 2023