Melanoma
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Cancer Drug Shortages Continue in the US, Survey Finds
Not having enough of a significant spectrum of generic chemotherapies and supportive care medications is an ongoing issue, NCCN surveys suggest....
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Small Melanoma In Situ: Single Center Study Finds Recurrence Low With 5-mm Margin Excisions
“This study demonstrated a comparable 0.9% recurrence rate achieved with a conservative 5-mm excisional margin,” the authors reported.
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Neurofilament Light Chain Detects Early Chemotherapy-Related Neurotoxicity
“Nfl after a single cycle could detect axonal degeneration,” says the lead author of new research.
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Oncology Mergers Are on the Rise. How Can Independent Practices Survive?
The number of community practices acquired by hospitals nearly tripled from 2010 to 2020, according to a report from COA.
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Rethinking Management of Skin Cancer in Older Patients
The dermatologist's risk assessment -- both staging and stratifying risk as it relates to specific outcomes such as recurrence, metastases, or...
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Doctors Endorsing Products on X May Not Disclose Company Ties
Researchers review posts by physicians on X, looking for key words that might indicate that the posts were intended as endorsements of a product...
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One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.
“How we think about hope directly influences patient care,” according to a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA Expands Repotrectinib Label to All NTRK Gene Fusion+ Solid Tumors
The approval was based on a single-arm open-label trial in 88 adults with locally advanced or metastatic NTRK gene fusion solid tumors....
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Study Highlights Melanoma Survival Disparities in Rural vs Urban Settings
To characterize the rural population diagnosed with melanoma and assess associated disparities in the United States, researchers used data from...
From the Journals
Are Children Born Through ART at Higher Risk for Cancer?
A slight increase in the risk for leukemia was observed in children conceived through IVF or ICSI.
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Neoadjuvant Checkpoint Inhibition Study Sets New Standard of Care in Melanoma
Results of the first phase 3 oncology study to test checkpoint inhibition without chemotherapy were presented at the annual meeting of the...