Oncology
From the Journals
Aggressive drainage regimen may promote spontaneous pleurodesis
The optimal regimen of drainage after an indwelling pleural catheter is placed is a subject of debate.
From the Journals
Low-dose CT fails to improve small cell lung cancer survival
Previous studies on the value and impact of low-dose CT for SCLC diagnosis have been divergent.
From the Journals
Endoscopic screening tied to significantly lower risk of death from gastric cancer
Compared with no screening, the reduction in risk was 40%.
From the Journals
Pancreatic surveillance identified resectable cancers
Nine of ten tumors were resectable and 85% of these patients survived at least 3 years.
News from the FDA/CDC
Liver cancer death rates down for Asians and Pacific Islanders
Long-term decrease bucks the larger trend of rising rates.
Daily News Podcast
Is fibromyalgia one disorder – or two?
And breast cancer patients don’t get the financial counseling they want from their clinicians.
FDA/CDC
FDA approves Nivestym, second biosimilar to Neupogen
Nivestym (filgrastim-aafi), a biosimilar to Neupogen (filgrastim) was approved July 20 by the FDA.
From the Journals
Occult blood in feces linked to more than just colorectal cancer mortality
Positive fecal occult blood tests were associated with other disease-specific mortality outcomes, including circulatory, respiratory, and...
Video
Machine learning software boosts colonoscopists’ adenoma detection rates
Using more than 8,600 colonoscopy images researchers developed a software tool to aid colonoscopists in identifying adenomatous polyps.
From the Journals
IVF linked to slight increase in risk of some cancers
A large observational study found no increase in risk for uterine cancer, but small increases in risk of some breast and ovarian cancers in women...