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Operating room doctor removing a growth from a woman鈥檚 breast.

<乌鸦传媒>Improved Survival With Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Significant benefits in ER+, PR+, HER2+ disease, neoadjuvant vs adjuvant chemotherapy

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>ADT Options for Prostate Cancer Come Out Even for Heart Safety

But low enrollment brought PRONOUNCE trial to an early close

Photo of 72-year-old woman being evaluated for mild pain and joint stiffness in her hand.

<乌鸦传媒>What's Causing Cancer Patient's Joint Pain While on Checkpoint Inhibitor?

Here is how clinicians diagnosed this rare inflammatory side effect

A close up of an endoscopist holding an endoscope in blue rubber gloved hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Maybe Avoid These Specialists for Your Next Colonoscopy

Certain specialties performed better quality colonoscopies than others, meta-analysis finds

A woman is readied for radiotherapy by a male radiologist.

<乌鸦传媒>Benefits of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS Persist Out to 15 Years

Risk of ipsilateral breast recurrence more than halved in women with good-risk lesions

A mammogram showing extremely dense breasts.

<乌鸦传媒>Dense Breasts Linked to Increased Risk of Invasive Cancer in Older Women

Breast density, life expectancy could be factored into considerations for continued screening

A photo of the vial and packaging of Tecentriq (atezolizumab)

<乌鸦传媒>Genentech Pulls Atezolizumab's Breast Cancer Approval

Lack of FDA support amid "changes in the treatment landscape" cited in decision

A computer rendering of a DNA helix inside of a test tube of blood.

<乌鸦传媒>AI Blood Test Proves Useful in Lung Cancer Detection

Such an approach would be useful considering the barriers to LDCT among high-risk people

A surgeon at the console of a robotic-assisted surgical system with other surgeons preparing the machine.

<乌鸦传媒>Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy Tied to Fewer Complications

Taiwan study also saw shorter hospital stays versus open or laparoscopic surgeries

The packaging and vials of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) over a micrograph of Hodgkin lymphoma

<乌鸦传媒>Non-Chemo Regimen Highly Active in R/R Hodgkin Lymphoma

Three-year progression-free survival of 77%, including 91% after stem-cell transplantation

A computer rendering of testicular cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Study Confirms, Clarifies Excess Mortality in Testicular Cancer Survivors

Platinum-based chemotherapy, RT increased mortality risk of second cancers, other causes

FDA APPROVED over a computer rendering of a tumor.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Grants Tissue-Agnostic Approval to Dostarlimab for dMMR Tumors

Overall response rate of 41.6% in various tumor types with mismatch repair deficiency

A computer rendered close up of a colonoscope about to remove a polyp with a steel wire.

<乌鸦传媒>Incomplete Polyp Resection Proves Tricky Business for Cancer Risk

Expert stresses the importance of high-quality colonoscopy

A computer rendering of a transparent female head with the hippocampus highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Function

Recall metrics favored hippocampal avoidance at all time points, with no increase in brain mets

The packaging and blisterpack of Letrozole tablets.

<乌鸦传媒>Breast Cancer Control Similar With Intermittent, Continuous Endocrine Therapy

Better quality of life with treatment break during extended adjuvant therapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Community

Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January

The UNMC Nebraska Medicine sign next to a photo of James Edney, MD

<乌鸦传媒>UNMC Mourns Surgeon Killed in Plane Crash

James Edney, former chief of the division of surgical oncology, was piloting the small aircraft

An illustration of the bladder, a tumor in the prostate, the seminal vesicle and lymph nodes.

<乌鸦传媒>When Is ADT Right for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer?

Study findings suggest early initiation may not "meaningfully" improve survival outcomes

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<乌鸦传媒>Kathy Griffin's Early-Stage Lung Cancer

A closer look at diagnosis in "never-smokers"

A nurse wearing white rubber gloves takes a blood sample from a patient鈥檚 finger.

<乌鸦传媒>Are Hemoglobin Cutoffs for Anemia Outdated?

A growing call for WHO criteria to be tightened

A close up of a woman wearing a protective mask receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Woman Develops Tiny Blood Spots on Her Body After COVID Shot

Case highlights need for quick diagnosis and management of rare disorder

A computer rendering of CAR T cells attacking cancer cells and releasing cytokines

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-CD7 CAR-T Therapy Yields High Response Rate in Acute Leukemia

Complete responses in 18 of 20 patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell ALL

A patient鈥檚 eye view of a surgeon in the operating room holding a $1 bill in tweezers.

<乌鸦传媒>Higher Prices, No Difference in Resource Use at NCI Cancer Centers

Negotiated facility prices, not surgeon costs, appeared to drive the differences

A bottle of Venclexta (venetoclax) over a microscopy of acute myeloid leukemia

<乌鸦传媒>Add-On Venetoclax Promising in Younger, Fit AML Patients

"Safe and feasible intensive regimen" in small single-center study

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too!

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

A close up of a woman in a hospital lowering her waistband to reveal a medical dressing over a hysterectomy scar.

<乌鸦传媒>Improved Survival in Metastatic Uterine Cancer With Hysterectomy Plus Chemo

Data extend surgery's advantage from locally advanced to distant metastases

A computer rendering of t-cells attacking a COVID-19 virus.

<乌鸦传媒>Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

An MRI image of angiomyolipomas of both kidneys.

<乌鸦传媒>More Data Support Active Surveillance for Small Renal Masses

Most patients avoided surgery with no metastasis, better focus on aggressive disease

Photo of vials of the drug Shingrix.

<乌鸦传媒>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

Vials of Tecentriq (Atezolizumab) and Avastin (bevacizumab) over a computer rendering of the peritoneum.

<乌鸦传媒>Drug Combo Promising in Rare Mesothelioma

Small study showed "robust and durable" responses, with "meaningful prolongation of survival"

A young woman reacts with shock and dismay at what she鈥檚 seeing on her laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>A Patient Care App Diagnosed Me With Cancer

No one should receive a serious diagnosis this way -- not even a doctor like myself

FDA ADCOMM roxadustat over a computer renering of chronic kidney disease.

<乌鸦传媒>Safety Concerns Turn FDA Panel Thumbs Down for Novel CKD-Anemia Drug

Advisory committee rejected oral anemia drug for dialysis and non-dialysis patient populations

A vial of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) over a computer rendering of breast cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Keytruda Before, After Surgery Improves Outcome in TNBC

Results from KEYNOTE-522 show "practice-changing" impact on EFS

A man's hand holding a glass of water.

<乌鸦传媒>'Acceptable' Lead in Drinking Water May Still Be Harmful to Patients With CKD

No safe amount of lead in water for those with kidney disease, researchers warn

Glasses of various alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, a mojito, whiskey on the rocks, a shot, and a cocktail.

<乌鸦传媒>Raise a Glass? Study Tallies Cancer Cases From Booze

Heavy drinking habits accounted for about half of new alcohol-associated cases

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<乌鸦传媒>Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K

E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling

A close up of an endoscope held in a doctor鈥檚 blue-gloved hands.

<乌鸦传媒>Did Getting a Colonoscopy Lead to Cleaner Living?

Results varied by severity of screening findings, researchers found

EAU over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the urinary tract highlighted in yellow.

<乌鸦传媒>Support for MRI-Targeted Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening

Large Swedish study showed the approach cut overdiagnosis, unnecessary biopsies

An abstract illustration of two people hugging.

<乌鸦传媒>Empathy: The Most Critical Skill in Medicine

Caring for a patient means putting yourself in their shoes

ESMO GI over a computer rendering of an endoscope illuminating a tumor in a stomach

<乌鸦传媒>Response Soars With Anti-PD-1 Drug for HER2-Positive Stomach Cancer

Almost 50% relative increase in ORR with pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy

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