Archive: 25/02/2019
Rare cancers: A growing focus of early-stage clinical trials
The proportion of early-stage drug trials tackling the biggest cancer killers has declined sharply since the early 1990s as less common tumour types receive increasing attention, according to new research to be presented ...
Feb 25, 2019
Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease
Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions that put children and teens at increased risk for premature heart disease, according to a new scientific statement from the ...
Feb 25, 2019
Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care at risk of poor prenatal care in next pregnancies
Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Feb 25, 2019
Patients' HIV status should not impact their cancer care
New articles published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy to individuals with HIV.
Feb 25, 2019