Racial Disparities in Radiotherapy Regimens for Prostate and Breast Cancer
Black cancer patients are less likely than their White counterparts to receive shorter radiotherapy regimens, a study suggests.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
SABR ‘Quite Safe’ for Treating Oligometastases
Investigators characterized the toxicity of stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastases from predominantly prostate, colorectal, breast, and lung cancer.
Blood Test Shows Promise for Detecting Cancers Without Approved Screening Tests
A novel blood test can detect cancers that currently have no standard screening procedures, a study suggests.
Cost of Cancer Care Growing for Those With Private Insurance
A team of investigators examined the financial burden of breast, lung, colorectal, and prostate cancers for nonelderly adults with private insurance.
Infertility Tied to Male Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer risk linked to male-origin infertility; risk also up for men who have not fathered any children
Lymphopenia Tied to Risk of Infection After Radiotherapy
Measuring lymphocytes during or after radiotherapy could provide useful information about infection risk, according to researchers.
Many Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Combination Therapies Show No Evidence of Drug Synergy
The efficacy of many combination therapies may be due to independent drug action, not synergistic or additive effects.
Cancer Surgery Complications Are More Common in Dialysis Population
A study examined the rates of postoperative complications and death following surgery for colorectal, lung, gastric, and breast cancer.
Socioeconomic Disadvantage Ups Death Risk in the Cancer Population
A recent study examined the effect of neighborhood and individual socioeconomic deprivation on overall and cancer-specific survival among patients with prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal cancer.
Prostate Cancer Screenings Fell Sharply Early in COVID-19 Pandemic
The decrease in prostate cancer screening rates was the smallest among 5 cancers studied.
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