Neuro-oncology
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Do Patients Benefit from Cancer Trial Participation?
Researchers conduct a meta-analysis comprising 141 comparisons of an investigational drug and a control treatment, which include immunotherapies...
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Do Health-Related Social Needs Raise Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors?
Researchers examine links between mortality risk and health-related social needs in patients who had cancer.
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Terminal Cancer: What Matters to Patients and Caregivers
Patients and caregivers are less aligned on decisions about cost containment than end-of-life goals.
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Few Cancer Survivors Meet ACS Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines
Researchers estimate more than 9,000 survivors’ adherence to weight, physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol intake...
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Most Targeted Cancer Drugs Lack Substantial Clinical Benefit
Researchers assess validity of the molecular targets and clinical benefits of genome-targeted cancer drugs approved in the United States from 2015...
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No Routine Cancer Screening Option? New MCED Tests May Help
CanScan, MERCURY, and OncoSeek can detect a range of cancers and recognize the tissue of origin with high accuracy.
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Oncologists Voice Ethical Concerns Over AI in Cancer Care
Researchers ask 204 oncologists from 37 states for their views on the ethical implications of using AI for cancer care.
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Circulating Tumor DNA Predicts Early Treatment Response in Patients With HER2-Positive Cancers
New study results suggest ctDNA dynamics provide an early window into predicting response to targeted therapies in patients with HER2-altered...
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Less Than 50% of Accelerated Approvals Show Clinical Benefit
Researchers review 46 cancer drugs granted accelerated approvals between 2013 and 2017.
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Virtual Reality Brings Relief to Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
Patients were randomized to receive either 10 minutes of immersive VR distraction therapy or 10 minutes of two-dimensional guided imagery...
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Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Cancer Pain?
Prescribing strategies are partly driven by peer pressure, new research suggests.