August, 2015:

• ASCO Updates Metastatic Lung Cancer Therapy Guideline to Include Targeted Agents, Early Palliative Care
• Gemcitabine Plus Docetaxel May Be Better Tolerated for Localized Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• In Cutaneous Melanoma, Early Sentinel-Node Biopsy Associated with Poorer Survival
• Single Organ Metastases in NSCLC Linked with Better Outcomes
• In Breast Cancer, Physician Peers Influence Treatment Adoption
• Immunotherapy Combinations for Renal Cell Carcinoma Offer Promise, Challenges
• Association of 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay, Chemo in Early-stage Breast Cancer
• In Heavily Pretreated Refractory Myeloma, Daratumumab May Be Safe, Effective
• In Locoregionally Advanced Oral Cavity Cancer, Preop Induction Chemo May Not Improve Outcomes
• Patients With Solid Tumors Face Risk for Critical Illness
• Dasatinib Plus Chemo Achieves Long-Term Remission in Ph+ Acute Leukemia
• Patupilone Shows Activity in Recurrent NSCLC Brain Metastases
• How Many People Does it Take to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening to 80%?
• The association between obesity and gastrointestinal cancer
• Blood Test May Predict Relapse in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
• ERCC1 Genotype Can Identify Good Prognosis in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Most Women Experience Anxiety With False-Positive Mammograms
• Higher Travel Burden, Non-private Insurance Linked With Less Likelihood for Adjuvant Chemo
• Hypertension Not a Predictor for Pazopanib Efficacy
• Ibandronate May Be Alternative to Radiotherapy for Metastatic Prostate Bone Pain
• No Association Between Common Genetic Mutations, Prostate Cancer Survival
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Acupuncture Better Than Pills for Hot Flashes
• Severity of Oxaliplatin-induced Neuropathy in Cycle One Predicts Severity, Development of Neurotoxicity
• Electronic Intervention May Reduce Time to Diagnostic Evaluation
• In Follicular Lymphoma, Adding Rituximab to Lenalidomide May Improve Activity
• Adding Trebananib to Sunitinib May Improve Renal Cell Carcinoma Outcomes
• Regorafenib Not Cost-effective for Third-line Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
• Music May Reduce Anxiety Score in Breast Cancer Surgery Patients
• Circulating Tumor Cell Assays May Play Role in Bladder Cancer Management
• Low-Dose Aspirin, NSAIDs May Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
• FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Cabozantinib for Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Dasatinib-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Leukemia
• Arsenic Trioxide for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Reduces Risk for Relapse
• In Fit Patients With NSCLC, Erlotinib Not Recommended
• For Certain Nasal Type Lymphoma, ESHAP Regimen Plus Radiotherapy Efficacious
• New Hormonal Agents for Prostate Cancer May Increase Risk of Cardiotoxicity
• Veterans May Face Poorer Oral, Throat Cancer Outcomes
• Non-Invasive Laser Technique May Accurately Detect Melanoma
• Fewer Moles May Suggest More Aggressive Melanoma
• Multigene Panel Testing for Breast, Ovarian Cancer Clinically Valuable
• Age, Black Ethnicity Identified as Risk Factors for Death After DCIS Diagnosis
• Neutrophil Count May Be Associated with Survival in Localized Prostate Cancer
• Adding Elotuzumab to Relapsed, Refractory Myeloma Treatment Improves Survival
• Combination PANVAC, Docetaxel May Provide Benefit in Breast Cancer
• PRO-CTCAE Provides "Missing Patient Voice" in Reporting Cancer Treatment Symptoms
• Surgery May Provide Most Benefit for Interdigitating Dendritic Cell Sarcoma
• Gender May Influence VAC Treatment Outcomes in Ewing Sarcoma
• Tinzaparin May Not Lower Risk of Recurrent VTE in Active Cancer
• Obesity May Promote Breast Cancer by Changing Tissue Structure
• Risk Stratification Could Make Colorectal Cancer Screening More Efficient
• In Relapsed Indolent Lymphoma, Obinutuzumab May Be More Active than Rituximab
• Second-line Everolimus Safe, Effective for VEGF-refractory Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Mutations that Could Better Stratify Patients With Myeloma Identified
• In Melanoma, Immune-related Adverse Events Common With Ipilimumab Treatment
• Light, Moderate Drinking Raises Breast Cancer Risk in Women
• Across Racial Groups, Endometrial Cancer Incidence on the Rise
• Higher Coffee Intake May Be Linked With Reduced Colon Cancer Recurrence, Death
• In Newly Diagnosed Myeloma, Continuous Therapy Improves Survival
• Radio Frequency Ablation May Produce More Favorable Outcomes in Papillary Neoplasms
• Risk Assessment Identifies Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
• Obese Patients With Lynch Syndrome at Higher Risk for Colorectal Cancer
• Adcetris Approved for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma at High Risk for Relapse, Progression
• Early Initiation of Menstruation May Influence Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women
• Early Docetaxel With ADT Improves Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
• Importance of Reporting Gleason Score at the Positive Surgical Margin Site Assessed
• Transplant Recipients May Be More Likely to Develop Aggressive Melanoma
• No Association Between Post-traumatic Stress, Cancer Risk
• Low-risk Patients With Chronic Leukemia Have Durable Remission After FCR
• Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Higher Risk for Bowel Obstruction
• FIT-Based Screening Impacts Proximal, Distal Colorectal Cancer Rates
• Risk for Death After Lung Cancer Resection Linked With Hospital Mortality Rate
• Patients With Myeloma Refractory to Induction with Novel Agents Have Poor Outcomes
• Molecular Profiles Can be Used for Early Detection for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
• Phase 2 Study for Venetoclax Meets Primary Endpoint in Chronic Leukemia
• RAD51 Mutations Linked With Moderate Ovarian Cancer Risk
• Multigene Testing Identifies More Mutations in Breast, Ovarian Cancer
• In Childhood Cancer Survivors, High Risk for Subsequent Neoplasms
• Sun Exposure in the Military Raises Skin Cancer Risk in Veterans
• For First-line Treatment for Colorectal Cancer, Nintedanib Plus mFOLFOX6 Appears Efficacious
• Better Preoperative Coordination of Care Needed for Patients With Lung Cancer
• Sunitinib Shows Activity in Mucosal, Acral Melanoma
• FDA Approves Labeling Update to Include New Sprycel Data
• Hepatic Resection Provides Long-term Cure for About 10% of Patients With ICC
• Routine Clinical Genetic Testing Should Include RAD51C, RAD51D, Study Suggests
• Smoking is Risk Factor for Certain Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtypes
• Rolapitant Well-tolerated for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea, Vomiting
• Blood, Marrow Transplantation With Cyclophosphamide May Improve Survival
• Brentuximab Vedotin Active, Well-tolerated in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
• Use of Radiotherapy After Chemo for Lymphoma Declining
• Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Stomach in a Patient Treated With Natalizumab
• About 30 Percent wth Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Survive Long-term
• Medicare to Now Cover Expensive New Leukemia Medication
• IMWG Revises International Staging System for Multiple Myeloma
• Racial Disparities Exist in Post-Surgical Quality of Life in Lung Cancer
• Prostate Cancer May Impact Relationship Satisfaction Among Couples
• Integrating Mutational Status With Immunochemotherapy Beneficial in Lymphoma
• Religion, Spirituality May be Associated With Physical Outcomes in Cancer
• Limited Resection Not Equivalent to Lobectomy in NSCLC
• Increase in Chest Scans May Lead to More Incidental Pulmonary Findings
• Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation May Lead to Lower Rate of Toxic Effects
• In Melanoma, Adjuvant Lymph Node Field Radiotherapy Does Not Impact Survival
• Hypofractionated Radiotherapy May Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer
• Cavity Shaving Shows Benefit During Partial Mastectomy for Breast Cancer
• Sharing Decisions in Cancer Care Important but Difficult to Implement
• Patients With PIK3CA Mutations Less Likely to Benefit From Dual Anti-HER2 Inhibition
• Stratifying for Distant Brain Failure, Whole-brain Radiotherapy Beneficial
• Combination Therapy May Benefit Patients With BRAF V600E/K Mutation-Positive Melanoma
• No Significant Differences in Symptoms, Physical Decline in Hematologic Malignancies, Solid Tumors
• In Resectable Esophageal, EGJ Cancer, Chemoradiotherapy Improves Survival
• Botulinum Toxin A May Improve Painful Cutaneous Leiomyomas
• Mutations Could Guide Treatment for Bladder Cancer
• Consuming Spicy Foods May Lower Mortality Risk
• Combining Aromatase Inhibitors, Bisphosphonates May Benefit Women With Breast Cancer
• After Treatment, Patients With Germ Cell Cancer Face High Toxicity, Death Risk
• In Stage 1A Hodgkin Lymphoma, Involved-field Radiotherapy Should Be Standard of Care
• Oral Contraceptives May Protect Against Endometrial Cancer
• Patients with Testicular Nonseminoma More Likely to Die of Cardiovascular Disease With Chemo
• How to Approach Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer for Research Biopsies
• Cardiotoxicity Induced by Trastuzumab Therapy in HER2-positive Breast Cancer
• Identifying Common Treatment Recommendations in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Cervical Cancer Survival Influenced by Presence of Diabetes Mellitus
• Concerns Raised Regarding Delays in Mandatory Drug Death Reporting
• IP/IV Chemotherapy Associated With Improved Survival in Ovarian Cancer
• For Older Patients With Lung Cancer, Limited Resection Not Equivalent to Lobectomy
• Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness of Radioiodine Ablation in Thyroid Cancer Assessed
• Immune Therapy May Raise Melanoma Risk in Certain Lymphoma Survivors
• Postoperative Weight Gain May Contribute to Development of Lymphedema
• Robotic Surgery Feasible for Inferior Vena Cava Thrombectomy
• Antibiotic Timing Not a Significant Factor in Outcomes of Febrile Neutropenia
• No Definite Link Between Yoga, Quality of Life in Patients With Colorectal Cancer
• Understanding Aspects of Patients' Experience of Recurrence Important
• ASCO Statement on Increasing the Number of Older Patients in Clinical Trials
• Internal Mammary, Medial Supraclavicular Irradiation in Breast Cancer Evaluated
• Adjuvant Bisphosphonates for Breast Cancer May Reduce Recurrence in Bone, Improve Survival
• Ponatinib May Be Considered for First-line Treatment for Chronic Phase CML
• Worse Gynecologic Cancer Outcomes in Women Enrolled in Both Medicare, Medicaid
• Negative Patient Care Perceptions Linked to Increased Number of Pre-diagnostic Consultations
• Greater Anxiety Linked With Unmet Information Needs in Precancerous Oral Lesions
• Timing, Accuracy for Pre-Op Lung Cancer Evaluation Can Be Improved
• Factors for MAPK Inhibitor Treatment Outcomes in Melanoma Identified
• Clinicians Still Have Concerns Regarding Melanoma Treatment Options
• Adolescent Exercise Linked to Reduced Risk of Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease