Iron deficiency significance in cancer questioned
Researchers have uncovered an intriguing correlation between iron deficiency in patients with cancer and an increased likelihood of advanced disease and poor performance status. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Heart surgery risk in radiation-treated cancer survivors
Cancer survivors who are treated with chest radiation are nearly twice as likely to die in the years following major heart surgery as patients undergoing similar surgery who are never treated with radiation, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Follicular squamous cell carcinoma rates ‘underestimated’
Rates of follicular squamous cell carcinomas are underestimated, suggest results from a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 13, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
PSA test harms outweigh prostate cancer benefits in majority
Men should be warned that the chances of harm from screening with the prostate-specific antigen test outweigh the likelihood of benefit for most men, says the American College of Physicians in a guideline statement on prostate cancer screening. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Irsogladine helps limit chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Irsogladine maleate is a promising drug for the management of oral mucositis in patients undergoing 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy, results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Aggressive treatment rates low in bladder cancer
Aggressive treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) could be being underused, according to a US study that assessed its use among almost 30,000 patients. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 11, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Decline linked to poor colorectal cancer chemotherapy outcomes in elderly
Severe toxicity and unexpected hospitalization among elderly patients receiving first-line chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer is predicted by factors such as cognitive function and impairments in autonomy, say French scientists. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Metabolomics model improves pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Researchers have developed a diagnostic model for pancreatic cancer that can detect resectable cancer at an early stage and discriminate cancer from chronic pancreatitis. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Radiotherapy ‘does not preclude’ immediate breast reconstruction
Women who receive radiotherapy after free-flap breast reconstruction are no more likely to require revision surgery than those who do not, say US researchers who believe immediate autologous surgery is feasible in this group. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 9, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Water-based exercise improves shoulder function for lymphedema patients
A water-based exercise program significantly improves shoulder range of motion in breast cancer survivors with lymphedema, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 9, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Patient age influences leukemia characteristics, treatment
Adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are more likely to require high-risk chemotherapy than their pediatric counterparts, demonstrate results from a study using standardized diagnostic, risk assessment and treatment protocols. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 9, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Hip replacement cancer risk ‘not major cause for concern’
Epidemiologic evidence may reassure patients with hip replacements that their prosthesis is unlikely to significantly increase their risk for cancer, UK researchers say. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - April 5, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Kallikrein gene variants modulate OSCC development
Polymorphisms in the kallikrein7 and kallikrein10 genes are associated with the development and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma, a study in Taiwanese men indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - March 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Fatigue before cancer treatment impacts fatigue afterwards
Individuals who survive cancer are significantly more likely to develop severe persistent fatigue a year after treatment if they were fatigued before and shortly after treatment, indicate Dutch study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Local excision in elderly poor for rectal cancer survival
Swedish data suggest that older patients with early rectal cancer should not be selected for local excision solely on the basis of their age. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
