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For patients with metastatic squamous non-small-cell lung cancer

Report Details Benefits, Risks of Nivolumab for Squamous NSCLC

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Benefit-risk summary shows beneficial effects for patients with metastatic SQ NSCLC
For patients with colorectal cancer

SNORA42 Identified as Novel Oncogene in Colorectal Cancer

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Increased SNORA42 expression is independent prognostic factor for overall, disease-free survival
Markets with greater increases in physician-hospital integration show greater increases in spending for outpatient care

Outpatient Spending Higher With Physician-Hospital Integration

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Authors say increased spending attributable to price increases, not utilization changes
The American Cancer Society is delaying the recommended age when a woman should start receiving annual mammograms

ACS: Annual Mammograms Should Start at Age 45

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Previous recommendation was 40; new guidelines place greater emphasis on approach of menopause
Men's health supplements offer no benefit for patients with localized prostate cancer

ASTRO: Men’s Health Supplements No Use in Prostate CA

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No reduction in risk of distant metastasis, cancer-related deaths, radiation-linked adverse effects
Praxbind (idarucizumab) has been approved for use in patients who are taking the anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) when there is an urgent need to reverse Pradaxa's anticoagulant effects

FDA Approves Praxbind to Reverse Pradaxa’s Effect

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Praxbind cleared for emergency use with Pradaxa when bleeding can't be controlled
A combination of breast conservation surgery and radiation is as effective as breast removal for some women with large

Not All Large Breast Tumors Warrant Mastectomy

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Findings suggest doctors shouldn't automatically rule out less invasive surgery plus radiation
There is a possible correlation between bortezomib use and chalazia

Possible Association for Bortezomib Therapy, Chalazia

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Twenty-four reports of bortezomib-linked chalazia, mainly involving upper eyelid
There were substantial shifts in treatment patterns for ductal carcinoma in situ from 1991 to 2010

Treatment Patterns for DCIS Shift From 1991 to 2010

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Highest proportion of patients opts for lumpectomy and radiation therapy
A statistical tool can accurately estimate an individual patient's risk of developing a major complication after surgery for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Statistical Tool Predicts Risk of Major Post-Op Complications

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Tool validated in patients treated for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma