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Seven updates in pediatric oncology
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is observed in September.
Eight additional cancer types associated with excess body fatness
The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer working group identified an additional eight types of cancer associated with excess body fatness, including multiple myeloma; meningioma; and cancers of the gastric cardia, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovary and thyroid.
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ASTRO Annual Meeting to reflect theme of ‘enhancing value, improving outcomes’
The American Society for Radiation Oncology will hold its annual meeting from Sept. 25 to 28 in Boston.
Cancer survivors report similar sexual activity, function as others their age
Sexual activity and function appeared no different in cancer survivors than in cancer-free adults aged 50 years or older, according to results of a population-based study.
Initiative fuels advancement, access of immuno-oncology in community setting
The approval and availability of new immunotherapy treatments sparked the need for dissemination of these therapies to patients throughout the cancer care community.
In the Journals Plus now live on Healio.com/HemOnc
Healio.com/HemOnc has launched In the Journals Plus, a new feature that will provide busy physicians with summaries of the top articles from leading journals in hematology and oncology.
Anticoagulation increases intracranial hemorrhage risk in patients with glioma
Patients with glioma receiving therapeutic anticoagulation had a greater than threefold risk for intracranial hemorrhage, according to the results of a meta-analysis.
VIDEO: Checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines, viral therapy may offer multiple treatment options for brain tumors
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD, director of neuro-oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, discusses the results of several studies presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting that demonstrated checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and viral therapy show promise in inducing immune responses in patients with glioblastoma.
Oncofertility experts help physicians, patients understand reproductive consequences of cancer treatment
Life-preserving treatments once frequently threatened the fertility of patients with cancer.
Report: US makes progress with cancer prevention policies, but some states still fall short
Progress has been made across the United States to pass and implement legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network report.