ONCOLOGY Vol 12 No 9

Dr. Paul Cinciripini and I wrote an article entitled, "Smoking Cessation: Recent Developments in Behavioral and

Data from a phase I clinical trial of CT-2584, a novel small-molecule, anticancer, antiangiogenesis drug under investigation for the treatment of chemotherapy-resistant (advanced and refractory) cancers were presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of

If patients with terminal cancer are to participate in making good treatment choices, their physicians must clearly and honestly

In patients with Dukes’ C colorectal cancer, therapy with a novel murine monoclonal antibody, Mab 17-1A (edrecolomab [Panorex]), manufactured by Centocor, reduced death by 32% and recurrence of disease by more than 23%, according to a

Thiamine, which is usually given in excess to many cancer patients, should be carefully regulated in people undergoing cancer therapy, new research shows.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announced that it has received a $1 million dollar unrestricted grant from Genentech, Inc. The grant, which will be provided over a 2-year period, will be used to support the development and

Sunscreen can help reduce the risk of malignant melanoma, contrary to the finding of a study that received considerable media

The results of six studies examining novel cancer-fighting approaches designed to target cancer cells while potentially leaving healthy cells intact were discussed at a press conference held at the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical

Adding low doses of angiostatin--a naturally produced substance that inhibits angiogenesis--to standard radiation therapy dramatically improves the response to cancer treatment in animal models without increasing toxicity, report researchers from

Accurate staging plays a primary role in determining the appropriate treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. Recently, laparoscopy has emerged as a staging modality that is more sensitive and specific in staging most

Mary Horowitz, MD, MS scientific director of the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR/ABMTR) at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been awarded a 5-year, $9.5

Developed initially for the treatment of malignant melanoma, lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy have recently been introduced into the treatment of early breast cancer. In breast cancer patients, harvested

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignancy associated with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection and can result in significant morbidity. The clinical course of KS is quite variable, although for the

Although almost all pituitary tumors are benign adenomas, a surprisingly large number of these tumors invade tissues outside of the pituitary gland. Such invasion, by itself, is not diagnostic of pituitary carcinomas, which are

Developed initially for the treatment of malignant melanoma, lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy have recently been introduced into the treatment of early breast cancer. In breast cancer patients, harvested

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignancy associated with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection and can result in significant morbidity. The clinical course of KS is quite variable, although for the

Although almost all pituitary tumors are benign adenomas, a surprisingly large number of these tumors invade tissues outside of the pituitary gland. Such invasion, by itself, is not diagnostic of pituitary carcinomas, which are

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignancy associated with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection and can result in significant morbidity. The clinical course of KS is quite variable, although for the

Developed initially for the treatment of malignant melanoma, lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy have recently been introduced into the treatment of early breast cancer. In breast cancer patients, harvested

A new survey of more than 11,000 Americans reveals widespread ignorance about lung cancer, the nation’s leading cancer killer.

The World Health Organization (WHO) International Network for Cancer Education (INCE) is putting together a list of exchange programs in cancer education (eg, students, residents, faculty, and others) involving a European/US center and

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, which has one of the largest bone marrow transplantation program in the world, has received a $500,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb unrestricted cancer research grant to support its work on

New studies examining chemotherapy regimens for elderly patients with breast and lung cancer and data showing significant underrepresentation of the elderly in major clinical trials were discussed at a press conference at the 34th Annual Meeting of

Although almost all pituitary tumors are benign adenomas, a surprisingly large number of these tumors invade tissues outside of the pituitary gland. Such invasion, by itself, is not diagnostic of pituitary carcinomas, which are

Accurate staging plays a primary role in determining the appropriate treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. Recently, laparoscopy has emerged as a staging modality that is more sensitive and specific in staging most