Xgeva approved for cancer-related bone loss
How much survival is enough?
New drug approved for breast cancer
Herceptin approved for HER2-positive stomach cancer
Most are aware of breast cancer now--just not metastatic breast cancer
Cupcakes for a cause
Straight Talk Among Young Adults With Cancer
YAconnect, a new program from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, offers young adult cancer patients and survivors ways to connect online.
Selenium Trial Fails to Show Prevention Benefit
Supplement trial fails to show prevention benefit.
Yoga Can Reduce Common Side Effects
While several small studies have suggested the benefits of yoga in reducing the side effects of cancer treatment, the largest study to date is also the most definitive.
Stand Up To Cancer: Will you be watching?
When the “new normal” doesn’t feel normal at all
Yoga: A do-it-yourself treatment program for cancer survivors
Sentinel Lymph Node Studies Considered Practice-Changing
In two separate early-stage breast cancer studies, researchers examined the benefit of testing for traveling cancer cells that may have broken off the tumor site and additional surgery if those roaming cells were found.
Maintenance Therapy Gains Ground in Blood Cancers
Separate studies show that maintenance therapy, treatment given after initial therapy to prolong remission, can benefit patients with certain blood cancers.
Targeted Agent Shows Dramatic Results in Lung Cancer Subset
An investigational drug, Crizotinib (PF-02341066), which targets a newly discovered gene mutation in lung tumors, showed dramatic results in a small phase 1 clinical trial of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Adding Radiation Improves Survival in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Interim results from a phase 3 trial showed that radiation added to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) increased overall survival and decreased the risk of death from prostate cancer.
Chemotherapy Appropriate for Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
A large randomized study contradicted that notion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer when data showed that the standard combination chemotherapy, usually given to younger patients, was effective and safe in elderly patients.
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Updates results from the STAR trial show Evista and tamoxifen have long-term breast cancer prevention effects.
A Lasting Effect on Breast Cancer Prevention
ASCO & FDA partner to streamline expanded access process
What's coming at ASCO
"Finish Your Race" to help end acute myeloid leukemia
Saying goodbye to someone I've never met
Breast cancer screening: stirring the pot
Have you thanked an oncology nurse yet?
What we're reading ... March 19, 2010
When You Need Information on el Cáncer
National Cancer Institute releases new Spanish-language materials.
What we're reading ... March 12, 2010
Some early-stage prostate cancers benefit from hormonal therapy
What we're reading ... March 5, 2010