Some Younger Women With Early - Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 7, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Research, Surgery, News, Source Type: news

Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 7, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Oncology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

ASCO: ctDNA Analysis  Guides Treatment of Stage II Colon Cancer
ctDNA - guided approach to determining the need for adjuvant therapy noninferior to standard management for recurrence - free survival (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Conference News, Source Type: news

Bridge Therapy Between Induction, ASCT May Slow Neuroblastoma
Three - year event - free survival significantly improved for patients with end - induction stable metastatic disease receiving bridge therapy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Neurology, Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Journal, Source Type: news

ASCO: Increase in Cancer - Related Death Seen During Pandemic
Cancer - related monthly mortality rate higher in April 2020 when health care capacity was most challenged (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Conference News, Source Type: news

AE Risk Examined for Abiraterone, Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer
Risk for metabolic or cardiovascular adverse events increased for men receiving abiraterone or enzalutamide for advanced disease (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news

Radiation Segmentectomy Efficacious for Unresectable Liver Cancer
All patients had initial objective response and 90 percent had sustained complete response; few patients had high - grade adverse events (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Radiology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news

Metformin Does Not Improve Survival in High - Risk Breast Cancer
Incidence rate of invasive disease - free survival events and incidence rates for death did not differ with addition of metformin, placebo (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Endocrinology, Gynecology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news

In Small Study, New Treatment Brings Remission of Rectal Cancer in All Patients
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacy, Research, News, Source Type: news

New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 6, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Nursing, Oncology, News, Source Type: news

ASCO: Add - On Ibrutinib Slows Mantle - Cell Lymphoma in Older Adults
Addition of ibrutinib to chemoimmunotherapy prolongs progression - free survival in older patients with untreated mantle - cell lymphoma (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 3, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Pharmacy, Conference News, Source Type: news

Eating Red Meat May Up Colorectal Cancer Risk in Black Women
Intake of unprocessed red meat associated with 33 percent increased risk for colorectal cancer per 100 g/day in Black women (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 3, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news

Outcomes Seem No Worse With Stereotactic RT for Brain Mets in SCLC
Survival outcomes for SCLC patients with brain metastases appear to be equitable with stereotactic radiosurgery, whole brain radiotherapy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Neurology, Oncology, Pulmonology, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news

U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Oncology, News, Source Type: news

AI May Help Detect Breast Cancer in Mammography Screening Program
Performance of AI system for detecting breast cancers promising in setting of large population - based mammography screening program (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 1, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Radiology, Journal, Source Type: news