Oncology/Hematology
<ѻýҕl class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in oncology/hematology.ѻýҕl>
<ѻýҕl>Robin Gibb Looks at 'Spider Medicine' for Liver Cancer, Sources Sayѻýҕl>
Robin Gibb, a member of the BeeGees singing group, was hospitalized recently for complications related to liver cancer, a diagnosis that was made several months ago, according to several publications, and is reportedly investigating alternative treatments.
Nov 25, 2011
<ѻýҕl>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safetyѻýҕl>
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.
Nov 16, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Medicare to Keep Paying for Avastinѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Medicare will continue to pay for bevacizumab (Avastin) when it's used to treat metastatic breast cancer, even if the FDA decides to remove that indication from the drug, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said.
Jun 30, 2011
<ѻýҕl>FDA Warns of High-Grade Prostate Ca Risk With BPH Drugsѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has issued a warning of an increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with the 5-alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart), currently approved to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Jun 09, 2011
<ѻýҕl>ASCO Breast: Gamma Imaging Tops Breast Ultrasoundѻýҕl>
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) outperformed breast ultrasound for evaluating patients with indeterminate mammograms in a retrospective comparison of the two imaging techniques, researchers reported here.
Oct 03, 2010
<ѻýҕl>ASCO GU: BP Reveals Hit or Miss for Targeted Txѻýҕl>
SAN FRANCISCO -- Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma may indicate efficacy, while treatment-induced hypertension may be another marker after surgery, according to studies reported here.
Mar 09, 2010