When it comes to determining next steps in hospital treatment, patients will frequently say, "I can't decide that. You're the doctor; you decide." Some patients, however, prefer to decide treatment essentially on their own. ...
Oct 27, 2022
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A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.
Oct 25, 2022
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Reducing the level of noise in the operating room (OR) may positively affect a child's behavior, including fewer temper tantrums and more willingness to eat, in the days following surgery and anesthesia, according to research ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Treatments for breast cancer have improved over the years, but much research still needs to be done.
Oct 24, 2022
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A multi-center analysis of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC—the second most common histological subtype of invasive breast cancer in the U.S.—showed that, despite its prevalence, ILC is detected later ...
Oct 14, 2022
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New research finds that glutamine, previously thought to help with burn injuries, does not improve patients' time to discharge from hospital.
Sep 27, 2022
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Most LGBTQI+ patients with cancer report that they did not have access to health education materials tailored to their gender and/or sexual identity regardless of their satisfaction with their overall cancer care, according ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Disease-free survival (DFS) does not differ with adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) compared with placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for postnephrectomy relapse, according ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Last week, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman—the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most-watched U.S. Senate races—explained that his stroke nearly four months ago has left him with some speech and communication ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Regular screening for colorectal cancer—which current US guidelines advise beginning at age 45 for most people—is important for early cancer detection and treatment.
Aug 18, 2022
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