Medical research

Cancer drug trial provides lessons for future

A cancer drug was found to be ineffective in preventing recurrence of kidney cancer in patients who recently underwent tumor removal surgery, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Oncology & Cancer

Warning signs of colorectal cancer in younger adults

Colorectal cancer, the third-most common cancer in the U.S., has been rising among younger people for the past two decades. It is not one type of cancer but two cancers: colon cancer, which starts in the large intestine, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Smoking is an undertreated risk factor after a cancer diagnosis

While many cancer centers routinely document and ask about the smoking status of their patients, baseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) describe the ...

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