Clinical Topics & News
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Are head-to-head cancer drug trials rigged?
“We found it sobering that this practice is so common.”
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Hormone therapy didn’t increase recurrence or mortality in women treated for breast cancer
Recurrence was increased with vaginal hormone therapy among those taking aromatase inhibitors.
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Marital status plays modest role in gastric cancer overall survival
“Separated patients might be more likely to experience financial difficulties [and] emotional loss.”
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Drug shortages plague hematology, but preparedness helps
The plight of desperate patients is getting attention – and some remedies.
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Moderate drinking shows more benefit for older vs. younger adults
Nuanced analysis presents risks of alcohol consumption for individuals of different ages.
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Amazon involved with new cancer vaccine clinical trial
The trial is aimed at finding “personalized vaccines” to treat breast cancer and melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
Article
Surgical Treatment of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Older Adult Veterans
When is surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer appropriate for older patients with life-limiting comorbidities?
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Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin Lymphoma With Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration
An atypical case of a young adult female patient with slow progressive onset of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration symptoms was diagnosed and...
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Cancer drug significantly cuts risk for COVID-19 death
The data are “pretty impressive and in a group of patients that we really have limited things to offer.”
Conference Coverage
Select patients with breast cancer may skip RT after lumpectomy
There is “clearly a population of early-stage breast cancer [patients] who after lumpectomy do not benefit from radiation.”
