Oncology
Clinical Review
2020 Update on gynecologic cancer
Gynecologic malignancies continue to be a major cause of cancer-related mortality. In this article: adjuvant chemotherapy during...
Article
Does screening by primary care providers effectively detect melanoma and other skin cancers?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Possibly. No trials have directly assessed detection of melanoma and other skin cancers by primary care providers.
News
Pembro ups survival in NSCLC: ‘Really extraordinary’ results
The 3-year overall survival rate was 35% in the entire cohort and 99% in patients who completed all treatment cycles.
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Mammography does not reduce breast cancer deaths in women 75 and older
An observational study showed modest benefit for annual mammography in women aged 70-74 years, while women aged 75 years and older saw no benefit...
FDA/CDC
FDA approves new drug for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
Conference Coverage
Cancer increase observed in modern era of MS drugs
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – The increased incidence is observed post 1996; the risk is nevertheless called small.
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Medicaid expansion linked to more early cancer diagnoses
Patients in states that opted for Medicaid insurance expansion saw an increase in the rate of early diagnoses but similar wait times to treatment...
Conference Coverage
Should routine colon cancer screening start at 45, not 50?
SAN FRANCISCO — Experts disagree over the age at which to start colorectal cancer screening.
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Tumor neoantigenicity metric improves prediction of response to immunotherapy
A new scoring system can predict response to immunotherapy in patients with melanoma, lung cancer, and kidney cancer.
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Variants in common genes linked to endometrial cancer risk
Researchers identified 24 single-nucleotide polymorphisms – in genes that play roles in transcriptional regulation, cell survival, and estrogen...