Gynecologic Cancer
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Cyberknife therapy offers benefits for recurring gyn cancers
Major finding: The 6-month clinical benefit rate was 68%. Higher-severity acute adverse events were uncommon.Data source: A phase II trial among...
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Racial genetic admixture linked to endometrial cancer outcomes
Major finding: The risk of progression or death rose by 2% with each 1% increase in African racial genetic admixture and fell by 3% with each 1%...
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Immunotherapy boosts response in recurrent ovarian cancer
Major finding: A two-step immunotherapy regimen combined with chemotherapy had up to a 75% response rate for women with recurrent stage III or IV...
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HPV testing best predicts cervical neoplasia risk
Major Finding: The 3-year cumulative incidence rate of CIN3 or more advanced neoplasia was 0.33% in women negative for high-risk HPV and 0.77% in...
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Guideline nonadherence linked to increased ovarian cancer deaths
Major finding: In multivariate analyses, patients had significantly higher odds of ovarian cancer death if they received nonadherent treatment (...
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Lipid metabolism genes linked to breast cancer subtype
Major finding: A clustering analysis of eight genes separated cases into expression groups; 70% of the low-expression cases had ER-positive tumors...
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON BREAST HEALTH
A look at findings from the estrogen-alone arm of the WHI, chemoprophylaxis for high-risk women, and fertility preservation for young breast...
News for Your Practice
Support for biennial over annual mammography in older women
Study reports similar rates of advanced disease, and lower cumulative probability of false-positive results
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Bevacizumab plus chemo extends survival in metastatic cervical cancer
Major Finding: Patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer who were randomized to a chemotherapy regimen including...
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Women with ER-positive breast Ca may soon extend tamoxifen therapy to 10 years
A new study confirms that 10 years of tamoxifen significantly lowers the breast cancer mortality rate during the second decade after diagnosis,...
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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%....