Anastrozole is effective for treating early form of breast cancer
by Bruce Sylvester: Anastrozole appears to be as effective as tamoxifen in treating ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very early form of breast cancer, and could offer… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Anastrozole appears to be as effective as tamoxifen in treating ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very early form of breast cancer, and could offer… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Surgical resection is a safe and helpful treatment option for a broad range of patients with early-stage lung cancer, researchers reported online on Nov. 10,… read more.
The majority of patients presenting with MM are elderly and pose a considerable clinical challenge in terms of disease burden and comorbidities compared with their younger counterparts. A… read more.
Gene expression profiling (GEP) is currently the best approach for defining risk in multiple myeloma (MM). Mutation detection may be used for improving risk stratification and providing additional… read more.
Specialists in the MM field are in the enviable position of having lots of different treatment options available – the challenge is how to integrate these into the… read more.
Multiple myeloma is unique amongst cancers in that the diagnosis is made by the clinician, not the pathologist. The pathologist merely states that the patient has a clonal… read more.
IMW President, Professor Antonio Palumbo (Torino, Italy) gives his highlights, along with Dr Noopar Raje (Boston, USA) , Professor Faith Davies, (Little Rock, USA) and Professor Paul Richardson (Boston, USA).
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that a genetically engineered vaccine, VGX-3100/ Inovio Pharmaceuticals, appears to eradicate high-grade precancerous cervical lesions in some women. The findings from a phase 2b… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Men who have had a heart attack and then receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer are at an increased risk of subsequent fatal… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Netherlands: Women with breast cancer who follow a physical exercise programme during their chemotherapy treatment experience fewer side effects, according a study by the Netherlands… read more.
Men with asthma are less likely to have aggressive prostate cancer or to die from the disease, according to a large, prospective cohort study published in the International… read more.
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