Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Many Elderly Oncology Patients Taking Alternative Medicines
Associated with polypharmacy, vision impairment, and urologic comorbidities
Daratumumab Monotherapy Promising for Multiple Myeloma
Findings in a phase 1-2 study of patients with relapsed myeloma or relapsed/refractory myeloma
BRAF V600 Is Targetable in Some Nonmelanoma Cancers
Vemurafenib active in NSCLC, Erdheim-Chester disease, Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis
Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Women
For women, alcohol consumption of 5 to 14.9 g/day linked to increased risk of alcohol-related cancers
Full-Dose Tinzaparin Doesn’t Cut Risk of Recurrent VTE in CA
No difference in major bleeding, overall mortality, but reduction in clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding
Child CA Survivors Face Risk of Bowel Obstruction Requiring Sx
Survivors of childhood cancer, especially those with abdominopelvic tumors, have higher long-term risk
Subsequent Neoplasm Risk Up for Decades in Child CA Survivors
Increased risk for treatment-related subsequent neoplasms even beyond age 40 years
Religion, Spirituality May Enhance Health in Cancer Patients
Three reviews show correlations with measures of physical, mental, and social health outcomes
Photodynamic Tx Viable for Paget’s Disease on Scalp
Case report describes successful treatment for 86-year-old patient with EMPD on scalp
Revised Staging System Prognostic for Multiple Myeloma
ISS plus chromosomal abnormalities, lactate dehydrogenase prognostic in multiple myeloma
