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Novel Urinary Assay Improves Prostate Cancer Detection

S London, 2010 Mar 10, Elsevier Global Medical News

SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - A new urinary assay for a common gene rearrangement in prostate cancer improves the detection of this disease and the differentiation of its more aggressive forms, according to two...

Will Cabazitaxel Success Derail Other Prostate Cancer Trials?

E Hayes, 2010 Mar 10, The Pink Sheet Daily

The release of positive Phase III results for Sanofi-Aventis' next-generation chemotherapy agent cabazitaxel in hormone resistant prostate cancer could put a damper on recruitment for clinical trials of...

Transoral Robotic Surgery Allows Tailored Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer

S London, 2010 Mar 8, Elsevier Global Medical News

CHANDLER, Ariz. (EGMN) - Transoral robotic surgery plus tailored therapy has efficacy similar to that of chemoradiation in patients with oropharyngeal cancer, but with somewhat better functional outcomes...

Radiation Safety Concerns Could Drive New Legislation, Quality Standards

M Hogan, 2010 Mar 8, The Gray Sheet

Before it decides on a legislative approach to address medical radiation safety, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will likely delve into the topic further, Subcommittee...

Hypertension Predicts Efficacy of Sunitinib in Metastatic RCC

S London, 2010 Mar 8, Elsevier Global Medical News

SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) — Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who develop hypertension when treated with sunitinib are less likely to have disease progression and to die than were their counterparts...

CD44 Polymorphisms Predict Risk of Recurrence in Gastric Cancer

K Wachter, 2010 Mar 5, Elsevier Global Medical News

ORLANDO (EGMN) - Polymorphisms of the CD44 gene could help identify patients with gastric cancer who are at increased risk of tumor relapse, according to investigators who analyzed blood and tissue from...

Ipsilateral RT Confers Locoregional Control of Tonsillar Cancer in Selected Patients

S London, 2010 Mar 5, Elsevier Global Medical News

CHANDLER, Ariz. (EGMN) - With proper patient selection criteria, ipsilateral radiation therapy can achieve locoregional control in all surviving patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, according...

HIV Infection Associated With Relatively Modest Increase in Lung Cancer Risk

R Finn, 2010 Mar 5, Elsevier Global Medical News

The increased risk for lung cancer associated with HIV infection appears to be more modest than previous studies had indicated.The finding is based on a study of nearly 14,000 veterans who were followed...

TN Category Impacts Survival, Relapse, and Colostomy Failure in Anal Carcinoma

K Wachter, 2010 Mar 5, Elsevier Global Medical News

ORLANDO (EGMN) - More attention needs to be paid to intermediate-risk patients with anal carcinoma, according to investigators who demonstrated a significant relationship of tumor and node categories to...

Cancer Burden Growing Among People With AIDS

R Finn, 2010 Mar 4, Elsevier Global Medical News

SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) -Although AIDS-related mortality has declined since highly active antiretroviral therapy became widely available in the mid-1990s, there has been a corresponding increase in the incidence...

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