Jill Stein

Investigators reported that high tumor EGFR expression is a predictive biomarker that defines patients with advanced NSCLC who are most likely to derive a survival benefit from the addition of cetuximab to platinum-based, first-line chemotherapy.

New findings demonstrate a recent increase in the annual completion rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Investigators have documented gross under-use of established recommendations for the management of high-grade noninvasive bladder cancer.

Investigators are recommending that black women follow a 'prudent dietary pattern' in lieu of a more Western-style diet to prevent the development of colorectal adenomas.

New results suggest that a high intake of both natural and synthetic folate is associated with a decreased likelihood of colorectal cancer.

Primary care physicians in the US adhere poorly to established guidelines for genetic counseling and testing for women who are at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Temporary ovarian suppression using triptorelin may decrease the rate of early menopause in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

British investigators are reporting that taller women have a higher risk of cancer, and that the link between height and cancer risk exists for most types of cancer.

The investigational oral agent talactoferrin alfa reduces the risk of death in patients being treated in the intensive care unit for severe sepsis.

Weekly high-dose vitamin D supplementation improves joint and muscle pain related to anastrozole therapy in breast cancer patients with low vitamin D levels.

New data suggest that, contrary to expectation, the use of supplements containing one-carbon nutrients like folate and vitamins B2, B6, and B12 appears to be associated with an increased risk of type II endometrial cancer.

New findings suggest that long-term, regular acetaminophen use may be associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer.

A new study suggested that black patients with cancer are less hesitant to spend all their financial resources on treatments that prolong life than white patients with cancer.

A recent study showed that a patient-navigation-based intervention may help increase the rate of CRC screening in typically underserved groups, including low-income, ethnically diverse patients.

Researchers have reported that acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients who are exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation from imaging and therapeutic procedures may be at increased risk of cancer.

Older women with estrogen receptor (ER)-negative metastatic breast cancer have a 39% lower risk of all-cause mortality if they receive chemotherapy within 6 months of their diagnosis.

New results appear to undercut the longstanding notion that individuals who smoke menthol cigarettes have a higher risk of lung cancer than those who smoke nonmenthol cigarettes

Balloon kyphoplasty produces rapid pain relief and a better functional outcome than conventional nonsurgical management for painful VCFs in cancer patients

Patients with node-negative, locally advanced lung tumors who undergo induction chemoradiotherapy appear to survive significantly longer than patients who undergo surgical resection without induction chemoradiotherapy

According to the results of a recent study, fatigue and sleep disruption reduce neurocognitive function in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Investigators have documented a wide variation in the extent to which women with early-stage breast cancer worry about the possibility of recurrent disease

New data show that most prostate cancer patients who receive androgen-deprivation therapy gain a significant amount of weight within a year of starting treatment

New data suggested that hospitals that purchase a surgical robot experience a subsequent hike in the number of radical prostatectomies

A Canadian study has found that a daily fish oil supplement can thwart chemotherapy-induced muscle and weight loss in lung cancer patients

Investigators have reported an increased risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who are or were cigarette smokers

Nephronsparing surgery seems to be superior to radical nephrectomy, irrespective of the patient's age

New data suggest that individuals who drink moderate amounts of alcohol have an increased likelihood of developing colorectal cancer

New research suggested that concern about pain may deter obese women from undergoing mammography, while a busy schedule may dissuade women aged less than 60 years

New data suggest that office-based injection laryngoplasty (IL) appears to be a safe and effective treatment for laryngeal dysfunction in cancer patients.

New data suggest that a diagnosis of cancer does not necessarily lead to depression.