Tumor emboli can occur in patients with cancer and carry with them a risk for serious complications.
Drugs designed to treat diabetes may also increase patients’ risk for pancreatic cancer.
Although further safety data is needed, endoscopic ultrasound may prove to be an effective way of administering localized chemotherapy.
Although rare, Castleman disease can occur in patients with Kaposi sarcoma and other cancers.
Oncologists should be aware of possible complications associated with administering anticoagulants to patients with cancer.
Cancer presenting in the retroperitoneal space is uncommon and can be a challenge to diagnose.
In an age of impressive and ever-improving medical technology, the basic physical exam findings of many diseases have taken a back seat to more expensive diagnostic and laboratory tests.
Development of a new cancer as a result of the immunosuppression necessary to protect a new organ is one of the most difficult results of transplantation.
Varying definitions of the goals of hospice care and difficulty finding an appropriate program may confuse patients and their families.
Does the literature show that patients with celiac disease are at a heightened risk of developing certain types of cancer?
