A sexuality counselor muses about cancer patients navigating the dating labyrinth. (ASCO Connection)
Merck announced that the FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as adjuvant therapy for resected, locally advanced melanoma … and that a phase III randomized trial of pembrolizumab for previously treated liver cancer failed to meet the coprimary endpoints of progression-free survival and overall survival.
Increased consumption of allium vegetables, such as onions and garlic, may help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer; while increased whole grain consumption, and possibly cereals and bran, may reduce the risk of liver cancer. (Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA Oncology)
An antibody-drug conjugate led to objective responses in a third of patients with advanced, previously treated triple-negative breast cancer. (New England Journal of Medicine)
An oncologist shares lessons learned from a young patient who could not be helped. (Journal of Clinical Oncology)
Overweight adolescents may have an increased risk of kidney cancer later in life. (International Journal of Cancer)
Exercise training may help patients with advanced lung cancer maintain functional capacity and health-related quality of life. (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Interaction between naturally occurring cervical bacteria (microbiome) and human papillomavirus may influence a woman’s risk of developing potentially cancerous lesions. (American Society for Microbiology)
A growing number of cancer survivors and a shrinking work force to care for them pose a major challenge to meeting future cancer care needs. (UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
Use of an artificial intelligence program to analyze CT scans outperformed current assessment methods for predicting ovarian cancer prognosis and response to treatment. (Radiology Business)
After drug manufacturer Roche offered a price break, England’s healthcare cost-effectiveness agency gave a thumbs-up to pertuzumab (Perjeta) for locally advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. (NICE)
Yet another potential harm of smoking: Blunting the effectiveness of treatment for melanoma. (Cancer Research)
A New York man who died of lung cancer used his obituary to warn others against the hazards of smoking. (LocalSYR.com)
Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
