Anthracyclines May Not Trigger ‘Chemo Brain’
New research finds no link between the meds and survivors' cognitive function
Ongoing Education Betters Mammography Interpretation
Findings based upon radiologists' use of the Breast Reader Assessment Strategy program
Pembrolizumab Active in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
Overall response rate of 33 percent for total population, 45 percent among treatment naive
Improved Survival for Certain Cancers With Low-Dose Aspirin
Improved odds seen for patients with colon, prostate, or breast tumors, but research isn't definitive
Comorbidity Tied to Prostate Cancer Upgrading, Up Staging
Findings among men with clinically low-risk prostate cancer
Stomach CA Risk Up With Alcohol, Processed Meat Consumption
Excess weight also seems to increase chances of disease, and risk increases as three factors increase
American Association for Cancer Research, April 16-20
The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held from April 16...
Decrease in Prostate CA Mortality Parallels Drop in Smoking
Findings based on data for men aged 35 years and older from California, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah
In Breast CA, Cardiotoxicity Up With Trastuzumab-Based Chemo
Increased risk of cardiotoxicity for trastuzumab with nonanthracycline chemo, sequential tx
AACR: Cologuard Can Detect CRC in Previously Unscreened Patients
Cologuard may help spot tumors, but colonoscopy still preferred option