Oncology
News
Primary care inaccurately estimates cancer risk
Major Finding: For a woman at high risk for ovarian cancer, 35% of surveyed physicians correctly estimated that risk, and 11% thought her risk was...
Commentary
Discussing prostate cancer treatment options
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Double-unit cord blood transplants don't boost survival
Major Finding: Overall survival at 1 year after umbilical cord blood transplant was 71% with a single-unit transplant and 65% with a double-unit...
News
FDA proposal encourages development of abuse deterrent opioids
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MLN9708 regimen effective with reduced neuropathy risk in multiple myeloma
Major Finding: The overall response rate was 92% including complete responses in 23% and at least a very good partial response in 55%.Data Source...
News
TOPPS: Limit prophylactic platelets to select groups
Major Finding: The primary endpoint of WHO grade 2 or higher bleeding was seen in 50% with no prophylaxis (151 of 300) and 43% receiving...
News
Pomalidomide: A new option for relapsed myeloma
Major Finding: Progression-free survival was nearly doubled from 1.7 months with high-dose dexamethasone to 3.2 months with pomalidomide plus low-...
News
Chemo-free combo tames 'worst of the worst' acute leukemia
Major Finding: Two-year event-free survival was 86.7% with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and chemotherapy and 97% with ATRA plus arsenic trioxide...
News
More women receiving Pap tests as recommended
Major Finding: Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of women aged 18-21 years who reported never having a Pap test increased from 26.3% to 47.5%....
Conference Coverage
Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Diabetes is associated with a 27% increased risk of breast cancer, with the elevated risk restricted to postmenopausal women with...
News
'Chemobrain' starts before chemotherapy in breast cancer study
Major Finding: Women scheduled to undergo chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer were significantly more likely to show low brain activation...