Oncology
News
‘Startling’ cost barriers after abnormal screening mammogram
Women with higher cost-sharing undergo fewer subsequent breast diagnostic tests after an abnormal screening mammogram, compared with peers with...
News
Gene variants plus H. pylori increase risk of gastric cancer
The new findings imply that the hereditary contribution to the risk of gastric cancer is more important than previously believed.
Conference Coverage
Breast conservation safe even with multiple-site tumors
“This is an important study confirming that breast conservation is feasible and safe for women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancers, with...
News
Dabigatran recalled over potential carcinogen
The nationwide recall is because of the detection of the nitrosamine impurity, N-nitroso-dabigatran.
News
Home-based HPV cervical cancer screening ‘cost effective’
In terms of willingness-to-pay thresholds for each additional completed screening, the team found that home-based screening achieved a 90%...
News
Possible C. difficile–colon cancer connection: Study
Mouse study makes a connection between C. diff. and colon cancer.
News
Surgery for early breast cancer can worsen frailty in older women
About 1 in 5 experienced clinically significant deterioration in frailty status after treatment for breast cancer.
News
Prostate cancer drug shortage leaves some with uncertainty
The therapy lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan will remain in limited supply until the drug’s manufacturer can ramp up production.
News
Depression tied to inflammation and survival in lung cancer
A new study’s findings underscore the importance of assessing and treating depression in patients with cancer, particularly given the high rate of...
Opinion
Logistical hassles hinder lifesaving lung cancer screenings
Scheduling lung cancer scans can be very difficult because of unwieldy internal processes.