Optimizing Treatment for Older Patients With HR+ Low-Risk Breast Cancer Five days of radiotherapy, five years of hormonal therapy, or somewhere in between? Jan 05, 2023
Scattered Brain Bleeds, Vasculitis in Alzheimer's Trial Death Case report is published days ahead of FDA lecanemab decision Jan 04, 2023
Higher Brain Cancer Risk After CT Exam in Childhood Study suggests one radiation-induced brain cancer expected per 10,000 persons receiving a head CT Dec 09, 2022
MRI-Targeted Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Reduces Risk of Overdiagnosis Though at the cost of delayed diagnosis of some clinically significant cancers Dec 07, 2022
Still Using Medical Jargon? Prepare to Be Misunderstood Survey shows just how often individuals misinterpret common medical phrases Dec 01, 2022
Ultra-High-Res MRI Highlights Migraine Brain Changes Patients had significant changes in perivascular spaces Dec 01, 2022
Brain MRI Finds Areas of Interest in Kids With ADHD Findings could potentially offer a more objective diagnosis for the disorder, researcher says Nov 30, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy May Delay ADT in Advanced Prostate Cancer Surgery or radiation delayed initiation of systemic therapy by 18 months Nov 29, 2022
Obesity Linked to Brain Abnormalities in Kids It remains unclear whether losing weight would reverse these changes Nov 29, 2022
Lung Cancer Survival High for Patients With Early, Screen-Detected Tumors Two decades of I-ELCAP follow-up data show 80% lung cancer-specific survival rate Nov 28, 2022
MRI Highlights Brain Blips Long After COVID Symptoms Have Subsided Findings will advance understanding of SARS-CoV-2 neurological impact, researcher says Nov 28, 2022
RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Shows No Survival Advantage Decades Later But "that's not the intent of radiation therapy," says outside expert Nov 18, 2022
Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Treatment De-Escalation Shows Promise in Testicular Cancer Early trial misses primary PFS endpoint, but "favorable" outcomes seen nonetheless Nov 03, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Prostate Cancer Increases PFS, Time off Hormones Radiotherapy led to "dramatic" slowing of progression, increased time with normal testosterone Oct 27, 2022
Ablative MR-Guided RT Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer SMART safe in patients with borderline or locally advanced cancer, with encouraging early OS data Oct 27, 2022
Concurrent Boost During Hypofractionated RT Proves Its Worth in Early Breast Cancer Reduces treatment time, noninferior to conventional RT with sequential boost after lumpectomy Oct 26, 2022
Radiation for Asymptomatic Bone Metastases May Improve Cancer Survival Fewer skeletal events, less pain unexpectedly followed by longer life Oct 26, 2022
Sexual Health Not Part of Discussion for Women Undergoing Brachytherapy Much less likely than men to be queried about sexual function when receiving treatment Oct 25, 2022
Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy Proves Mettle in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Hypofractionation matches standard RT for survival and toxicity in a third less time Oct 25, 2022
New Standard-of-Care Therapy for Advanced Liver Cancer Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus sorafenib improves survival versus targeted drug alone Oct 24, 2022
Rapid Radiotherapy Technique Shows Promise in First Human Trial FLASH relieved pain in most patients with bone metastases, with few side effects Oct 24, 2022
High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Boost in Prostate Cancer Improves QOL Patients report better urinary and bowel function outcomes Oct 24, 2022
Mepitel Film Beats Standard for Stopping Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer "The most improvement in skin toxicity that I have seen in many years," expert says Oct 19, 2022
Risk of Secondary Breast Cancer After Childhood Cancer Is Declining, Study Suggests Improvement credited to changes in chest RT, attenuated by use of pelvic RT, anthracyclines Oct 13, 2022
This One Risk Factor Dominates for Soft Tissue Sarcoma After Breast Cancer Risk is low but appears to have modifiable components Oct 13, 2022
Uptick in COVID-Related Blood Clots: Is It Real? What experts say about concerning social media posts from the U.K. Oct 13, 2022
Lung Cancer Screening Programs Hit the Mark on Eligibility Criteria However, adherence to follow-up screening is "suboptimal" Oct 10, 2022
Katie Couric's Breast Cancer The popular media personality is on a mission to raise awareness around dense breasts Oct 06, 2022
SABR for Oligometastatic Cancer Turns in 'Acceptable' Rates of Toxicity Rates of grade 2 or higher toxicities less than those observed in landmark SABR-COMET study Oct 03, 2022
Radiation Oncology Residents Report Deficits in Training During the Pandemic About half worry about job prospects Sep 19, 2022
How a Dedicated Bone Marrow Biopsy Clinic Eased Wait Times VA center in Cleveland got program up and running in about a month Sep 19, 2022
Long-Term ADT With Radiation Helps Prevent Post-Prostatectomy Metastases However, no benefit seen with short-term hormone therapy versus radiotherapy alone Sep 13, 2022
Add-On Pembrolizumab Misses in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Post hoc data point to possible benefit in patients with higher PD-L1 levels Sep 11, 2022
Study: Microwave Ablation for Lung Nodules Effective as Last Resort Good option for patients who can't have surgery or radiotherapy, surgeon says Sep 08, 2022
10-Year Follow-Up Confirms Benefit of Chemoradiotherapy in MIBC Patients Findings "supported a change in clinical practice" Sep 01, 2022
Transradial Access for Heart Procedures Saves Lives in Most Definitive Study Yet Approach beats coronary access through the thigh Aug 29, 2022
Pendulum Swings Back for FFR-Guided Complete Revascularization Modality helps avoid unnecessary intervention in heart attack patients with multivessel disease Aug 29, 2022
Florida Oncologist Presumed Lost at Sea The Coast Guard recently suspended its search for Chaundre Cross, MD, of Naples Aug 19, 2022
