Research Summaries

Melanoma
Melanoma
10/28/2015
The FDA has approved new options for the treatment of melanoma lesions, soft tissue sarcomas, and the rare metabolic disease, hypophosphatasia, that clinicians should be aware of.
10/28/2015
Cancer
Cancer
10/22/2015
The FDA has approved new options for the treatment of patients with hyperkalemia, metastatic pancreatic cancer, and hereditary Factor X deficiency.
10/22/2015
Cancer
Cancer
10/15/2015
Recent research has identified a molecular pathway associated with cancer-related muscle weakness, a discovery which could help to improved muscle function in patients.
10/15/2015
Research Summary
Research Summary
09/24/2015
Miranda Manier, BA
Researchers conducted an international, multicenter, randomized noninferiority trial comparing radical hysterectomy with simple hysterectomy, including lymph-node assessment, in patients with low-risk...
09/24/2015
smoking
smoking
09/03/2015
A recent study is the first to estimate the overall burden of smokeless tobacco disease around the world.
09/03/2015
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer
08/28/2015
A new study finds a connection between long-term continuous use of low-dose aspirin and NSAIDs and a lower risk of colorectal cancer.
08/28/2015
Cancer
Cancer
08/18/2015
Overweight individuals at increased cancer risk could benefit from a regular dose of aspirin, according to a new study.
08/18/2015
Research Summary
Research Summary
07/15/2015
Kate Young
A pilot randomized trial found that digital health coaching led to numerical, though not statistically significant, improvements in self-efficacy among patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia....
07/15/2015
Oncology
Oncology
06/16/2015
Results of a new study estimate the proportion of deaths from 12 major cancers that can be attributed to cigarette smoking.
06/16/2015
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
06/04/2015
Recent research examined the effects of post-diagnostic diet on disease-specific and overall mortality in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer.
06/04/2015