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For patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

Toxic Skin Effects Common With EGFR-TKI Use in NSCLC

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Afatinib therapy linked to earlier paronychia onset; more dermatological visits for skin toxic effects
Postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive ductal carcinoma in situ have similar recurrence rates of disease whether they take tamoxifen or the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole after surgery

SABCS: Tamoxifen, Anastrozole Both Prevent Recurrence in DCIS

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However, side effects differ for the two medications
Laser ablation may be an effective way to treat small breast cancers

SABCS: Laser Ablation May Be an Alternative Breast Cancer Tx

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Procedure shows promise on tumors up to 2 cm in diameter, but more study is needed
Vistogard (uridine triacetate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat an overdose of the chemotherapy drugs fluorouracil and capecitabine

FDA Approves Vistogard to Treat Chemotherapy Overdose

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For overdose of the chemo drugs fluorouracil and capecitabine
Alecensa (alectinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug administration to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small-cell lung cancer

FDA Approves Alecensa for ALK-Positive NSCLC

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Drug is designed to block the effects of the ALK protein
Women with early-stage breast cancer may survive longer if they opt for lumpectomy followed by radiation

SABCS: In Early Breast CA, Breast-Conserving Tx Beats Mastectomy

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Study suggests 21 percent greater odds of survival after 10 years
A team from Germany now reports that a new audio-visual imaging technique looks as effective as surgery for identifying melanoma metastasis. The findings were published in the Dec. 9 issue of Science Translational Medicine.

Noninvasive Scan Promising Alternative to Biopsy in Skin CA

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Noninvasive technique shows promise for detecting spread of skin cancer
The sooner early-stage breast cancer patients have surgery following their diagnosis

Timing May Be Key to Success for Early Breast CA Treatment

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Scheduling the operation as soon as possible after diagnosis seems to raise odds for survival
For breast and colorectal cancer survivors

Mindfulness Tx Aids Cancer-Linked Cognitive Impairment

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Benefits for breast and colorectal cancer survivors with mindfulness-based stress reduction
For patients with lentigo maligna

Staged Surgical Excision Superior for Treatment of Lentigo Maligna

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During mean follow-up of 60 months, recurrence seen in four patients out of cohort of 100