Oncology
Commentary
Local therapies show promise for metastatic lung cancer
Local therapy for colorectal cancer with limited liver-only metastases is now established as a path to potentially excellent long-term survival....
Commentary
The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is increasing
‘Research is making a difference. And we’re making progress against cancer in general,’ says expert.
News
More than 97K new cutaneous melanoma diagnoses expected in 2023
More than 1.3 million people in the United States live with cutaneous melanoma, and the overall 5-year survival is 93.7%.
News
Radiotherapy for early breast cancer: Sharp cutoff at age 70
Radiation therapy was 50% less likely to be prescribed for patients age 70 and older with early-stage breast cancer.
News
Less invasive NSCLC surgery does not compromise survival
New results contrast with those from a previous study from 1995.
Perspectives
Three wild technologies about to change health care
Now, in the 23rd year of the 21st century, you might not believe what we’ll be capable of next.
News
Longer life after bariatric surgery, but suicide risk in young
Death from diabetes was 72% lower in the bariatric surgery patients versus nonsurgery peers.
News
Renewed calls for fallopian tube removal to avoid ovarian cancer
There is increasing evidence that most high-grade serous ovarian cancers arise from cells in the fallopian tubes.
News
Dermoscopy, other modalities for improving melanoma diagnoses reviewed
The learning curve for dermoscopy is steep, he added, and whether the technique should be considered a first-line tool or as a supplement to other...
Conference Coverage
Gene test may offer insights into treatment response in advanced NSCLC
Researchers linked positive assay results to longer progression-free survival.