Oncology News - Doctors Lounge

Cellular atypia of the breast in at least 3 sites is more predictive of cancer

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:35:19 PST

Women with at least 3 sites of cellular atypia in the breast are nearly 8 times more likely to develop breast cancer - J Clin Oncol.

Cervarix may provide broader protection against cervical cancer

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:27:13 PST

Vaccine provides effective protection against HPV types 16 and 18 infections as well as other strains - Lancet.

A faster way to recover from chemotherapy and marrow transplant

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:38:02 PST

Discovery in zebrafish could lead to new ways of boosting patients blood cells according to a Nature study - Nature.

Femara (letrozole) offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:35:10 PST

Hormone therapy can extend life in ovarian cancer patients, giving women a new alternative to chemotherapy - Clin Cancer Res.

Family structure size could affect breast cancer risk prediction

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:31:53 PST

Finding may challenge accuracy of some breast cancer prediction models that do not include family structure - JAMA.

MRI of opposite breast necessary for recent breast cancer diagnosis

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:20:38 PST

MRI detected cancer in the opposite breast in 3.1 percent of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Triple negative breast cancers linked to the young - minorities

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:13:47 PST

More aggressive breast cancer common among younger women who are African American and Hispanic.

Few surgeons refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:08:45 PST

44 percent of surgeons do not refer their breast cancer patients to a plastic surgeon prior to the initial surgery.

FDA approves Tykerb - Xeloda for advanced breast cancer patients

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:44:16 PST

The combination is indicated for HER2 positive women who have received prior therapy including Herceptin.

Racial disparities in prostate cancer due to lack of care

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:17:43 PST

Health disparities in prostate cancer for African Americans stem from lack of care, not lack of knowledge.

Antibody PET identifies kidney cancers requiring surgery

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:02:26 PST

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using a radiolabeled antibody accurately identifies clear cell renal carcinoma.

CT screening increases lung cancer diagnosis but not survival

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:57:14 PST

CT scans for smokers increases risks and do not cut lung cancer deaths - study shows.

Pool of cancer genes appears larger than previously thought

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:52:26 PST

Largest genome study of cancer types finds much more mutations than previously thought.

Arimidex switch after tamoxifen improves breast cancer survival

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:01:38 PST

Switching to anastrozole after 2 to 3 years of adjuvant tamoxifen improves survival in breast cancer patients.

Herceptin for early breast cancer receives FDA approval

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:16:05 PST

FDA expands the use of Herceptin in early-stage breast cancer along with chemotherapy after surgery.

Genetic variation impacts aspirins ability to prevent colon cancer

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:06:55 PST

Researchers find that genotype influences the effect of aspirin in the prevention of colon cancer.

Adding aromatase inhibitors after tamoxifen not for everyone

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:39:12 PST

Survival benefit of adding aromatase inhibitors beyond 5 years of tamoxifen may be less than 2 percent.

Race affects breast cancer survival in African American women

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:40:28 PST

Two series of clinical trials examined by M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers reveal racial disparity.