Latest News
Feature
For Radiation ‘Downwinders,’ Cancer Compensation Is On Hold
A federal program to compensate patients whose exposure to radiation caused cancer has expired, but screenings and efforts to revive and expand...
Feature
Should First-Line Dual Checkpoint Blockade Be Used for NSCLC With Specific Mutations?
These findings are drawn from a post hoc analysis of phase 3 data and are backed up by cell line and mouse data revealing clear mechanisms of...
Latest News
Why Scientists Are Linking More Diseases to Light at Night
Light during sleep has been linked to diabetes, CV disease, strokes, or brain aneurysms.
From the Journals
Industry Payments to Peer Reviewers Scrutinized at Four Major Medical Journals
Major medical journals relied on peer reviewers who received more than $64 million in non-research payments between 2020 and 2022.
Commentary
A Doctor Gets the Save When a Little League Umpire Collapses
Surgical oncologist aids umpire hit by a ball during a Little League game.
Feature
Cannabis in Cancer: What Oncologists and Patients Should Know
Access to and use of cannabis alongside cancer care have outpaced the science on evidence-based indications, according to an ASCO expert panel.
News from the FDA/CDC
Gotistobart Trial for NSCLC on Partial Clinical Hold
The trial assessed the safety and efficacy of the agent vs docetaxel as monotherapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC that progressed despite...
From the Journals
Adjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC With High Immune Infiltration
Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of a phase 3 trial to identify the specific population that benefited from adjuvant capecitabine....
Latest News
Hospital Diagnostic Errors May Affect 7% of Patients
The most common diagnoses associated with diagnostic errors in the study included heart failure, acute kidney injury, sepsis, pneumonia,...
Commentary
Is It Possible To Treat Patients You Dislike?
Physician asks if patients can receive the best care if the doctor-patient relationship breaks down.
News
Molecular Stool Testing Could Cut Post-Polypectomy Colonoscopies by 15%-41%
A noninvasive strategy could ease the surveillance burden on healthcare resources and be more palatable to patients.