Oncology
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First guideline for treating oligometastatic NSCLC
An increasing number of radiation oncologists and multidisciplinary teams are now using local therapy beyond palliative care for these patients....
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Better monitoring of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity needed
“Providing treating oncologists with a timely opportunity to alter therapy or providing patients with support, guidance, and earlier access to...
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Repeated CTs in childhood linked with increased cancer risk
Children exposed to four or more CT scans at or before age 6 years had the highest risk for cancer.
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Guidelines for assessing cancer risk may need updating
Whole-exome sequencing reveals cancer risk mutations in patients that would not have qualified for testing based on current guidelines.
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Frontline CLL treatment: Avoiding adverse events
Single-agent frontline therapy helps patients with CLL live longer, but those at high risk of relapse may benefit from multiagent treatment.
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‘Exciting’ results for cancer vaccine plus pembro in melanoma
A new randomized study is the first to demonstrate improvement in recurrence-free survival in melanoma with an individualized neoantigen vaccine...
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Racial disparities in cardiotoxicity after chemotherapy
“The most important message is to look at preexisting cardiovascular disease, oncology diagnosis, and be aware of existing disparities in a...
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Breast cancer screening advice ‘dangerous’ for black women
The current “one-size-fits-all” policy to screen the entire female population from a certain age may be “neither fair and equitable nor optimal...
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African ancestry genetically linked to worse CRC outcomes
Results from a new study provide greater clarity regarding the genetic piece of the puzzle.
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Durvalumab pre, post surgery in NSCLC: Practice changing?
A new study’s findings confirm the benefits of neoadjuvant immunotherapy.