ECCO 2013: Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy Improved Survival for Head and Neck Cancers
The use of altered fractionation radiotherapy increased overall survival in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancers when compared with standard radiation, according to the results of a meta-analysis presented on Saturday at the 2013 European Cancer Congress in Amsterdam. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - October 2, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Slide Show: Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
This thyroid cancer slide show features pathology images of medullary thyroid carcinomas showing amyloid deposits, solid components, spindle cell growth pattern, and papillary and neuroendocrine features. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - October 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Proteins Marker Could Identify Aggressive Lung Cancers
A specific pair of proteins more often found in aggressive smoking-related lung adenocarcinomas could serve as a prognostic biomarker for aggressive disease. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - October 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

FDA Approves Pertuzumab for Neoadjuvant HER2-positive Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today granted pertuzumab (Perjeta) accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive early stage breast cancer prior to surgery who are at high risk for recurrence or metastasis. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - October 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Panobinostat Recaptured Response in Bortezomib-Refractory Myeloma Patients
The addition of the oral pan-deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat to bortezomib helped to elicit responses in about one-third of heavily pre-treated patients with multiple myeloma who were refractory of bortezomib, according to the phase II results of the PANORAMA 2 study. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 30, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Evidence for Improved Patient Quality of Life With Prostate Cancer Drug
Abiraterone acetate in combination with prednisone delays pain progression as well as health-related quality of life compared with prednisone alone in prostate cancer patients, a new study shows. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 30, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Early Tumor Shrinkage in Colorectal Cancer Suggests Long-Term Cetuximab Benefit
Colorectal cancer patients who have early tumor shrinkage after first-line treatment with chemotherapy plus cetuximab may be more likely to have long-term response to therapy, according to an analysis of two large clinical trials. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 29, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Hospice Care Is Part of Oncology Practice
Why do doctors have such a hard time embracing hospice care and using it to benefit patients, particularly oncology patients? Referring a patient to a hospice program starts a sophisticated plan of care wholly directed at patient comfort, education of the family and grief counseling for the family. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Slide Show: Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, and Thymoma
This lung cancer slide show features pathology images of small-cell lung carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinomas, mesothelioma, and thymoma. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

PI3KCA Could Predict Aspirin Response in Colorectal Cancer
In the VICTOR trial, patients with PI3KCA-positive colorectal cancer who took aspirin had a lower cancer recurrence compared to those with a wild-type PI3KCA gene. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Right Kidney Mass Found in 52-Year-Old Patient
A 52-year-old man presents with symptoms of hematuria. A mass in the right kidney is found on imaging studies. What is your diagnosis? (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

A 60-Year-Old Patient Presents With Acute Abdominal Pain
A 60-year-old woman on anticoagulation for a lower extremity deep vein thrombosis presents with acute abdominal pain. A non-contrast CT scan is performed. What is your diagnosis? (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

A Visit to the Oncologist—in 2057
I am seriously thinking about firing my oncology software. It has been 19 months now since I found myself stuck with this relapse. I don’t dare tell my father anything yet—he’ll start going on about how I should see a human doctor. He has been pushing me to visit a LiveDoc who supposedly is still practicing oncology in midtown. Right—like I’m going to do that. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Shorter High-Dose Radiotherapy Effective for Breast Cancer
Ten-year follow up two large randomized trials in the UK show that less frequent but higher dose radiotherapy regimen are as safe and effective as the standard regimen of more frequent lower doses for women with early breast cancer post-surgery. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 24, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

FDG-PET May Help Predict Lung Cancer Survival
Analysis of 18F FDG-PET standardized uptake values may be a useful technique for predicting survival in patients with inoperable stage III non–small-cell lung carcinoma, according to a new study. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news