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- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 21, 2015
Key clinical point: Therapeutic vaccines targeting MUC1 show clinical activity against non–small cell lung cancer.
Major finding: Overall su...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 21, 2015
Key clinical point: Recurrence rates of DCIS in patients treated with breast-conserving surgery declined significantly from 1978 through 2010.
Maj...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 21, 2015
Key clinical point: Radiation added to breast-conserving surgery in women 70 and older with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer was associat...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 17, 2015
Key clinical point: Improved understanding of lung cancer over the last decade has prompted updates to international tumor staging and classificat...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 15, 2015
Key clinical point: Nivolumab was associated with improved survival among patients with heavily pretreated squamous cell NSCLC.
Major finding: 1-y...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 14, 2015
Key clinical point:Adding cetuximab to chemotherapy improved overall survival in patients with squamous cell non–small cell lung cancer with...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 10, 2015
Key clinical point: The ghrelin receptor agonist anamorelin helped patients with cancer cachexia gain lean body mass.
Major finding: Patients cach...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: September 8, 2015
Key clinical point: The checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab provides a survival advantage over docetaxel in advanced squamous non–small cell lung ...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 28, 2015
Key clinical point: Cancer programs vary in their capacity to instruct patients about and deliver psychosocial care services.
Major finding: NCI-d...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 23, 2015
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 18, 2015
Key clinical point: Adult cancer survivors are nearly twice as likely to be taking drugs for anxiety or depression, compared with adults who never...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 14, 2015
Key clinical point: As many as half of all cancer patients report high financial distress, which can negatively affect clinical outcomes.
Major fi...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 12, 2015
Key clinical point: Patients with greater psychological resilience are more likely to actively participate in their treatment decisions and may ha...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 11, 2015
Key clinical point: Younger women with breast cancer diagnoses say they need information tailored to their needs.
Major finding: Women younger tha...
News
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Publish date: August 7, 2015
Key clinical point: Social support before stem-cell transplants helps patients sleep better.
Major finding: The social support dimensions of worth...
