Study: Half of Undertreated DCIS Patients Recur Within a Decade
April 16th 2016More than half of women undertreated for their ductal carcinoma in situ may develop a recurrence of the disease or invasive breast cancer within 10 years, according to a study presented at the 2016 American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting.
FDA Allows Marketing of Tissue Containment System for Use in Power Morcellation
April 8th 2016While continuing to warn against use of laparoscopic power morcellators for the removal of uterus or uterine fibroids in most women, the FDA is allowing the marketing of a containment system for use with certain power morcellators to isolate tissue not suspected to be cancerous.
Adding Bevacizumab to ADT Improved Relapse-Free Survival in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
April 8th 2016Results of a phase II randomized trial found that combining a short course of androgen deprivation therapy with bevacizumab improved relapse-free survival in men with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Minimizing Lymph Node Dissection in Endometrial Cancer Patients
March 25th 2016The combination of sentinel lymph node mapping and use of uterine intraoperative restrictive frozen section in patients with low-grade endometrial cancer can reduce the rate of complete lymphadenectomy without reducing the detection of lymphatic metastasis.
Researchers Identify an Underlying Cause of Some Myelomas Associated With Gaucher Disease
February 12th 2016Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that causes about one-third of myeloma cases associated with Gaucher disease, showing that myeloma cells target certain lipids that are elevated in the blood of a subset of patients.