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Among patients with Stage II nasopharyngeal cancer (a type of head and neck cancer), adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy resulted in better survival than radiation therapy alone. These results were published in the Journal of the National Cancer... Continue Reading
Among people with a history of cardiovascular disease, taking dietary supplements of B vitamins and/or omega-3 fatty acids does not appear to reduce the risk of cancer. These results were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Dietary supplements... Continue Reading
Among people with a history of cardiovascular disease, taking dietary supplements of B vitamins and/or omega-3 fatty acids does not appear to reduce the risk of cancer. These results were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Dietary supplements... Continue Reading
A study of families with Lynch Syndrome has expanded the list of cancers related to the condition: carriers of a Lynch Syndrome gene mutation also appear to have an increased risk of breast cancer and pancreatic cancer. These results were published in... Continue Reading
Among people with previously treated, relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), treatment with a combination of Campath® (alemtuzumab) and fludarabine results in better outcomes than treatment with fludarabine alone. These results were... Continue Reading
Signet cell rectal cancer—an aggressive type of rectal cancer—is almost five times more common in patients under the age of 40 than in older patients. These results were presented at the 97th Annual Clinical Congress of theAmericanCollege of Surgeons. The... Continue Reading
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have a higher risk of cancer than children without JIA. The increased risk does not appear to be due to arthritis medications, but additional research is warranted. These results were published in Arthritis... Continue Reading
Among patients with Stage IA or IIA nonbulky Hodgkin’s lymphoma, treatment with chemotherapy alone resulted in better overall survival than treatment that included radiation therapy. These results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Hodgkin’s... Continue Reading
Among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the likelihood of dying from breast cancer increases with age. These results were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Of the more than 200,000 cases of... Continue Reading
Despite evidence to the contrary, one in three US physicians who offer primary care to women believe that ovarian cancer screening is effective. These results were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Roughly 70% of ovarian cancers are diagnosed... Continue Reading
Among healthy postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, the aromatase inhibitor Aromasin® (exemestane) reduces the risk of breast cancer but also increases bone loss. These results were published in Lancet Oncology. Drugs that block the... Continue Reading
The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that boys be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). Vaccination of boys has also been recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the US Centers for Disease Control... Continue Reading