Guidelines Developed for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy
PMRT indicated for most with node-positive breast cancer and select patients with node-negative disease
Remote Perioperative Telemonitoring Beneficial After Cancer Surgery
Patients in the RPM care arm had a 6 percent greater functional recovery rate
Wrist Cooling May Help Manage Vasomotor Symptoms
Benefits seen across participants with breast or prostate cancer, as well as postmenopausal women
Low Metastasis Rate Seen for Radiation Plus Silicone Oil in Uveal Melanoma
In recent study, only 16 percent of patients developed metastases
App May Improve Palliative Care for Adults With Incurable Cancer
Benefits seen in health-related quality of life and anxiety
Declines Seen in New, Additional Prescribing of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
New opioid prescribing was stable for patients with metastatic cancer with pain and declined for those reporting no pain
Kroger and AquaStar Recall 85,000+ Bags of Shrimp Over Radiation Risk
Cesium-137 is a man-made radioactive element sometimes found in contaminated soil, water or food, and has been linked to cancer
Advances in Cancer Research Described in 15th Cancer Progress Report
20 new anticancer therapeutics, two new devices, two minimally invasive tests, AI-based tools for early detection approved by FDA
Circulating Tumor HPV DNA Can ID HPV+OPSCC Years Before Diagnosis
Sensitivity of detection increased to 96 percent; maximum lead time increased to 10.3 years with application of machine learning model
Oral Bacteria, Fungi Linked to Increased Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Three bacterial periodontal pathogens associated with elevated pancreatic cancer risk; Candida also linked to increased risk
