Preventing and Treating Malnutrition in Cancer Patients
Malnutrition may affect 30% to 85% of cancer patients, and it may account for 10% to 20% of deaths in these patients.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
ChatGPT and the Future of Health Care
Experts describe how ChatGPT and other AI technologies will transform health care and research.
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Greater Use of Cancer-Related Palliative Care
Medicaid expansion is associated with increased use of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer, a study suggests.
Patients Squeezed in Fight Over Who Gets to Bill for Pricey Infusion Drugs
Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion drugs for patients.
Overweight BMI Tied to Better Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
Overweight BMI is associated with favorable outcomes in patients with nonmetastatic head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy.
Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
The main cause of the cancer drug shortage, experts agree, is the underlying weakness of the generic drug industry.
High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Head and Neck Cancers
Research suggests a high prevalence of uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors among patients with head and neck cancers.
As Cancer Drug Shortages Increase, Patients’ Lives Are at Stake
Oncology leaders testified before a House subcommittee about how drug shortages are hindering cancer care in the US and threatening the lives of patients.
Adjuvant Gemcitabine-Cisplatin Improves PFS in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Gemcitabine plus cisplatin provides benefits over 5-fluorouracil plus cisplatin as adjuvant treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, phase 3 data suggest.
Nimorazole Provides No Benefit in Head and Neck Cancers With Tumor Hypoxia
Adding nimorazole to radiotherapy does not improve outcomes in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who have tumor hypoxia, phase 3 data suggest.
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