Gefitinib Lung Cancer Trial Terminated Early
A randomized phase III trial of adjuvant gefitinib in patients with completely resected non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was closed early, but available results suggest that the drug is unlikely to benefit this group of patients. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - September 2, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Slide Show: Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Pathology
This non–small-cell lung cancer slide show features pathology images of adenocarcinoma; bronchioloalveolar, large-cell, and colloid carcinoma; and squamous cell carcinoma. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 30, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

New Screening Tool for Ovarian Cancer Shows Promise
Researchers have demonstrated that a two-step screening test can identify ovarian cancer early, before the disease progresses to an advanced, poor prognosis stage. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 29, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Mass Found in Jaw of 43-Year-Old Patient
A 43-year-old man presents with pain and a mass in the mandible. Resection of the mass is performed. What is your diagnosis? (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Implementing Patient-Centered Outcomes in Cancer Trials
In this interview we discuss why patient-centered research is important, why this type of information is frequently ignored, and paths toward implementing this information into cancer trials. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

X-ray Reveals Intrapulmonary Mass in 38-Year-Old Patient
An otherwise healthy 38-year-old woman was found to have an intrapulmonary mass during a routine radiographic examination. What is your diagnosis? (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Improved Survival in Foreign-Born Hispanics With Lung Cancer
Among non–small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients, foreign-born Hispanics show less cancer-related mortality compared with US-born Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, in part due to social and cultural environment, according to results of a new study. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Mass Found in Face of 1-Year-Old Child
A 1-year-old child presented with a mass in the face over the maxillary region. Resection of the mass was performed. What is your diagnosis? (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Maintenance Rituximab in Advanced Follicular Lymphoma
Maintenance therapy with rituximab showed some improvement over observation, though it did not reach significance, among older patients with advanced follicular lymphoma who responded to a brief chemoimmunotherapy induction regimen followed by rituximab consolidation therapy. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Priming With Azacitidine Can Chemosensitize DLBCL Patients, Achieve Good Responses
A phase I study showed that azacitidine priming followed by standard chemotherapy could be an effective approach to resistance in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 24, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

CMS Seeks Physicians’ Views on Making Payment Data Public
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is inviting physicians to comment on a proposal to make individual physician payment data accessible to the public. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Cancer Centers Struggle With Cost, Complexity of Measuring Quality
Most community cancer centers are only beginning to measure quality of care and are struggling with the challenge of collecting data while adding services and keeping costs in check, concluded a recent survey by the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

In Intermediate-Risk Nasopharyngeal Cancers, PET/CT Appropriate for Detecting Distant Metastases
Researchers in China have found that the use of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT detected a greater number of distant metastases than conventional work-up imaging in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Four New Gene Variants Linked to Myeloma
Researchers in London have identified a number of new genetic variants that are linked to myeloma, and one specifically linked to a telomerase RNA component gene called TERC, that helps to control the aging process by acting as a cell’s internal clock. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 22, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Casting a Jaundiced Eye on Peer Review
The first obvious problem with peer review is delay. On other occasions, I observed what appeared to be strong and persistent bias on the part of reviewers that ultimately led to rejection or intrusive revision of the manuscript. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 22, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news