NEWS
Cancer patients who systematically reported their symptoms lived longer
Credit: Brian Strickland/UNC Lineberger CHICAGO-Cancer patients who reported their symptoms to their cancer care providers using a web-based survey lived...
Electronic patient-reported symptom monitoring associated with increased survival among patients
The integration of electronic patient-reported outcomes into the routine care of patients with metastatic cancer was associated with increased survival...
New technology dives deep into the cancer genome
ASCO Perspective "We continue to see promising reports about possible uses of circulating tumor DNA analysis. While this approach has...
New drug shows durable efficacy across diverse pediatric and adult cancers
ASCO Perspective "Though the study is small and early, it demonstrates compelling evidence that may pave the way for a...
Olaparib slows growth of BRCA-related metastatic breast cancer
ASCO Perspective "These long-awaited findings show that this new class of treatment can deliver better results for women with BRCA-positive...
Abiraterone slows advanced prostate cancer, helps patients live longer
ASCO Perspective "This study provides strong evidence to support adding abiraterone to standard hormone therapy, primarily for men with metastatic...
Web-based system for self-reporting symptoms helps patients live longer
ASCO Perspective "Online technologies have transformed communications in practically every aspect of our lives, and now we're seeing they're also...
Natural Caesarean section is safe, popular and feasible and is not encouraging maternal requests for C-section births
An expert speaking at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will say that "Natural Caesarean Section" - in...
Nothing to fear for ‘good Samaritan’ doctors who assist medical emergencies
Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will look at what can happen when doctors are called...
Cardiac arrest on plane journeys: New guidelines proposed
New guidelines to deal with the in-flight emergency of cardiac arrest in a passenger or crew member are being proposed...
Pregnancy after breast cancer does not increase chance of recurrence
ASCO Perspective "These data provide reassurance to breast cancer survivors that having a baby after a breast cancer diagnosis may...
Emergency medicine in space: Normal rules don’t apply
Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to...
Global study sets new risk-based standard to personalize chemotherapy for colon cancer
ASCO Perspective "In this case, less is more. We're now able to spare many patients with colon cancer unnecessary side...
Vapor from novel tobacco hybrid device minimally impacts human cells
New laboratory data reveal that vapour from a novel hybrid tobacco heating product (THP) iFuse and two standard THPs produced...
Development of a novel vaccine for Zika
New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 - Research presented by Farshad Guirakhoo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GeoVax, Inc., at...
Zika virus successfully diagnosed from semen
New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 -Research presented at ASM Microbe 2017 by experts at the Fertility and Cryogenics...
Increasing susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in the United States
New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 - Findings from a study that looked at susceptibility trends of Staphylococcus aureus...
Two combination therapies shrink melanoma brain metastases in more than half of patients
CHICAGO - High response rates to a pair of combination therapies point to potentially new options for a group of...
New disposable, wearable patch found to effectively detect sleep apnea
Credit: Somnarus, Inc. Results of a definitive clinical trial show that a new, disposable diagnostic patch effectively detects obstructive sleep...
Steady decrease in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors
ASCO Perspective "Perhaps no other area of oncology has seen such dramatic progress in treatment over the past decades as...
