ESMO 2014 Report: Precision medicine: Panacea or false dawn?
Reports from the European Society for Medical Oncology 2014 Congress in Madrid by Denys Wheatley: In his talk on Visualising the true spectrum of cancer- will we get… read more.
Reports from the European Society for Medical Oncology 2014 Congress in Madrid by Denys Wheatley: In his talk on Visualising the true spectrum of cancer- will we get… read more.
Ger Walpole, CNS (Clinical Nurse Specialist), H.Dip Oncology Nursing, BNS(Hons), Sligo Regional Hospital, Sligo. Dr Andrew Hodgson, MB, BS, BSc (Hons), FRCPI, FFPath, FRCPath. Written by Karen Mas-Mollinedo… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Ibrutinib has significantly outperformed ofatumumab as a second-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to a Phase 3 study published on May 31,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – 3D Mammography detects a significantly higher rate of invasive cancers and reduces the rate of unnecessary recalls, researchers reported on June 25, 2014 in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Adding goserelin to standard chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of early menopause in breast cancer patients, researchers reported in May of 2014 at the… read more.
Significant survival benefit observed in women with HER2 negative breast cancer – ASCO Press Release.
Pivotal phase III data for lenvatinib to be presented in a Head and Neck Cancer oral session at American Society of Clinical Oncology congress (ASCO) – Press Release.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Italy – Death rates from pancreatic cancer are predicted to increase in men and women in 2014 and beyond, according to… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Mari Kilner, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne- Thromboelastography is a method of testing the efficiency of coagulation which measures not… read more.
Abstract: Flow cytometry (FCM) is more sensitive than conventional cytology for detection of occult leptomeningeal lymphoma; however, some FCM-negative patients show central nervous system (CNS) recurrence.
The thyroid hormone thyroxine, which controls our day-to-day activity and was previously believed to remain at a constant level in the blood, actually fluctuates as a result of… read more.
Discussion of the abstract by Dr Christopher Lieu, MD, Assistant professor at the University of Colorado. Younger patients with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasised) to other parts… read more.
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