|
  
|
SEARCH:
Sponsored by:
|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|
Oncology & Hematology
|
|
|
PHOENIX – Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is more expensive than 3-D–conformal radiotherapy is and has not been shown to improve standard outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer. But it results in better quality of life. These findings from two studies presented at the Multidisciplinary... »
Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Linked to BMD Loss
Exemestane significantly decreases bone mineral density in healthy postmenopausal women who take it to reduce their risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in The Lancet Oncology. Two years of daily oral treatment with the steroidal aromatase inhibitor was found to... »
ALSYMPCA Trial: Radium-223 Prolongs Life in Some Prostate Cancers
SAN FRANCISCO – Radium-223 chloride, the first alpha particle–emitting bone-targeted agent, is efficacious and safe for treating men with bone metastases of castration-resistant prostate cancer, according to a randomized, phase-III trial reported at the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. The 809 men... »
Conferences
Pregnant Women With Lymphoma Can Have Good Outcomes
SAN DIEGO – Women diagnosed with lymphoma during pregnancy stand a good chance of carrying a healthy child to term even when they opt for treatment during the second or third trimester, according to a retrospective... »
Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
SAN DIEGO – About one-quarter of patients referred to a private hematology practice had iron deficiency associated with gastric bypass surgery. In addition, 57% demonstrated symptoms of pica syndrome – a craving for and... »
Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
SAN DIEGO – More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care within 14 days following an emergency department treat-and-release visit, with young adults and those with public insurance having the... »
SAN DIEGO – Women diagnosed with lymphoma during pregnancy stand a good chance of carrying a healthy child to term even when they opt for treatment during the second or third trimester, according to a retrospective... »
Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
SAN DIEGO – About one-quarter of patients referred to a private hematology practice had iron deficiency associated with gastric bypass surgery. In addition, 57% demonstrated symptoms of pica syndrome – a craving for and... »
Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
SAN DIEGO – More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care within 14 days following an emergency department treat-and-release visit, with young adults and those with public insurance having the... »
News
IMRT Provides Better QOL in Head and Neck Cancers
PHOENIX – Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is more expensive than 3-D–conformal radiotherapy is and has not been shown to improve standard outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer. But it results in better quality of... »
FDA Panel Rejects Denosumab Against Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 12 to 1 on Feb. 8 that denosumab did not have a favorable risk-benefit profile as a treatment to reduce the risk of bone metastases in men who are at... »
Breast Cancer Mortality Rises with Age in Older Women
Among postmenopausal women who have hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, increasing age correlates with a rise in disease-specific mortality, independently of tumor, treatment, and patient characteristics, according to a... »
PHOENIX – Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is more expensive than 3-D–conformal radiotherapy is and has not been shown to improve standard outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer. But it results in better quality of... »
FDA Panel Rejects Denosumab Against Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 12 to 1 on Feb. 8 that denosumab did not have a favorable risk-benefit profile as a treatment to reduce the risk of bone metastases in men who are at... »
Breast Cancer Mortality Rises with Age in Older Women
Among postmenopausal women who have hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, increasing age correlates with a rise in disease-specific mortality, independently of tumor, treatment, and patient characteristics, according to a... »
Video Library
Early Thrombolysis Improves Long-term Outcomes After DVT
SAN DIEGO – Catheter-directed thrombolysis added to standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis reduced the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by 14.5%, but at an increased cost of bleeding among 209 patients in a... »
BOLERO-2: Everolimus Plus Exemestane Delays Breast Cancer Progression
Combined treatment with everolimus and exemestane more than doubled median progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer that had advanced previously after hormone therapy.... »
Discussing End-of-Life Planning with Patients
Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their prognosis, but sometimes physicians aren't sure how to bring up the discussion. Four supportive oncology... »
SAN DIEGO – Catheter-directed thrombolysis added to standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis reduced the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by 14.5%, but at an increased cost of bleeding among 209 patients in a... »
BOLERO-2: Everolimus Plus Exemestane Delays Breast Cancer Progression
Combined treatment with everolimus and exemestane more than doubled median progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer that had advanced previously after hormone therapy.... »
Discussing End-of-Life Planning with Patients
Talking about end-of-life planning might not be so simple. Data suggests that patients want to know more about their prognosis, but sometimes physicians aren't sure how to bring up the discussion. Four supportive oncology... »
Views
A Win for Big Tobacco
A federal judge has just handed the tobacco industry one of its more salient victories in recent years, having decided that the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to require graphic warnings on cigarette packs violated... »
To Screen or Not to Screen?
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes some health care advocates nervous. Amid the frequent and vocal demands for early disease detection that have become the battle cry of preventative medicine, his opposition sounds like heresy,... »
Geriatric Oncology: The Elephant in the Empty Room
It’s easy to tell which oncology topics are hot and which are not here at the Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm. Metastatic breast cancer? Thousands of people pushing their way into the cavernous meeting... »
A federal judge has just handed the tobacco industry one of its more salient victories in recent years, having decided that the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to require graphic warnings on cigarette packs violated... »
To Screen or Not to Screen?
Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes some health care advocates nervous. Amid the frequent and vocal demands for early disease detection that have become the battle cry of preventative medicine, his opposition sounds like heresy,... »
Geriatric Oncology: The Elephant in the Empty Room
It’s easy to tell which oncology topics are hot and which are not here at the Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm. Metastatic breast cancer? Thousands of people pushing their way into the cavernous meeting... »
I would like to receive The IMpulse E-Newsletter each week.
Specialty Focus
Sponsored by
Oncology & Hematology RSS
Interested in being notified of new Oncology & Hematology news?
Click here to view our Oncology & Hematology RSS Feed.
calendar
More Calendar »
| Feb 5 - 12 Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Preventive Medicine |
| Feb 6 - 11 Dallas, TX | Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM): Annual Meeting (The Pregnancy Meeting) |
| Feb 6 - 10 Sarasota, FL | Rheumatology: Improving Primary Care Outcomes Through Diagnosis and Treatment |
| Feb 7 - 11 San Francisco, CA | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): Annual Meeting |
| Feb 8 - 12 Naples, FL | Dermatology Foundation (DF): Clinical Symposia |
| Feb 8 - 11 Barcelona, | International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) |
| Feb 8 - 10 San Diego, CA | American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM): Annual Scientific Assembly |
| Feb 9 - 11 New York, NY | Integrative Healthcare Symposium |
| Feb 9 - 11 New Orleans, LA | American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR): Southern Regional Meeting |
| Feb 12 - 15 Freiburg, | German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: 41st Annual Meeting |