
To tackle platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, a French research group added Avastin (bevacizumab) to standard chemotherapy.

To tackle platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, a French research group added Avastin (bevacizumab) to standard chemotherapy.

Patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors harboring certain chromosomal deletions have a reduced risk of dying after receiving radiation and chemotherapy.

Patients who experience chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy may find relief with the antidepressant Cymbalta.

Men with metastatic prostate cancer lived longer with continuous hormone therapy compared with intermittent therapy.

Regorafenib, which targets two cancer cell pathways, extended survival in both cancers in two separate studies for GIST and metastatic colorectal cancer.












Only about a third of women undergo immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy, according to a 2011 analysis in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, with 11.5 percent delaying reconstructive surgery for months or years, and more than half of patients foregoing it altogether.








Minimizing and preventing late effects of stem cell transplantation.



