Hematology/Oncology News

More than a quarter of cancer-related crowdfunding stories explicitly related experiences of medical financial hardships, according to cross-sectional study results.

ORLANDO — Certain Mohs surgery repair types raised the risk for healing complications following adjuvant radiation therapy, according to a presentation at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

The Cancer Research and Treatment Fund has awarded Despina Siolas, MD, PhD, a 2-year, $200,000 grant to enhance therapeutic outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

The addition of inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant more than doubled PFS for certain patients with advanced breast cancer, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Alice Chen, MD, about the impact of misinformation and disinformation during elections, the health care issues on the 2024 ballot and more.

Lack of health insurance contributes to a high percentage of racial and ethnic disparities in advanced-stage diagnoses for several cancer types, according to results of a mediation analysis.

Researchers reported beneficial effects of a supervised exercise intervention on breast cancer outcomes, according to preliminary findings from the OptiTrain trial presented at ESMO Congress.

Breast cancer survivors who participated in a remote personalized exercise program experienced modest improvements in quality of life, according to results from the eMouvoir trial presented at ESMO Congress.

A telephone-based weight loss intervention significantly increased moderate or vigorous physical activity in patients with breast cancer with overweight/obesity, according to a breast cancer weight loss trial presented at ESMO Congress.

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, breast medical oncologist from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discussed the long-term follow-up data of 4-year outcomes from the NATALEE trial.