Oncology & Cancer
Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments
When a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.
Oct 25, 2022
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News tagged with clinical oncology
Oncology & Cancer
Accurate assessment of heart rhythm can optimize chemotherapy use
Using the wrong mathematical formula to assess heartbeat rhythms may lead oncologists to inappropriately stop life-saving chemotherapy, according to research findings from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists. ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer in those under 50 is rising, globally. Why?
We know what we need to do to reduce our risk of getting cancer, right? Wear SPF, stop smoking, avoid processed foods, keep fit, lose weight and get enough sleep. But what if much of what causes cancer has already happened ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Medical research
What clinical trials can teach us
For decades, researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have been searching for ways to fundamentally change the approach to treating laryngeal cancer and underlying assumptions to improve clinical care ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Medical research
Have recent efforts successfully boosted adolescent and young adult enrollment in cancer clinical trials?
It's important for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) to participate in cancer clinical trials to ensure adequate opportunities for AYA patients to contribute to, and benefit from, advances in cancer treatment. A recent ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Medications
Research reveals promising new combination treatment for bladder cancer patients
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) shared a promising treatment option for bladder cancer patients today at The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022. Jonathan E. Rosenberg, ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Medical research
Additional taxane maintenance therapy doesn't successfully improve overall survival for women with advanced cancers
Results from the NRG Oncology phase III clinical trial NRG GOG-0212 indicated that treating women who received complete clinical response (CCR) after first-line platinum-taxane therapy for advanced ovarian, peritoneal, or ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Mismatch in breast cancer trial results and real-world outcomes based on treatment discontinuation
New research in the June 2022 issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network raises issues with clinical trial findings that show adjuvant hormone therapy (AHT)-related hot flashes predict better outcomes ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy before surgery associated with improved survival for soft-tissue sarcoma
In a Phase II clinical trial, immune checkpoint blockade before surgery was associated with favorable responses and outcomes in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) and recurrent dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS), ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Biomarker in liquid biopsy for lung cancer appears more accurate in predicting immunotherapy response than tumor biopsy
Mount Sinai researchers have validated for the first time that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy could be a better predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for a patient with lung cancer than ...
Jun 2, 2022
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