Hematology/Oncology News

One journal reviewer told Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, the research should be “banned from the literature.”

Suicide rates for individuals diagnosed with cancer increased over the past 2 decades, according to results of a retrospective study.

ORLANDO — Patients with breast cancer who participated in a program focusing on lifestyle medicine principles increased habits that could improve survivorship outcomes, according to a poster presented at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

IV lactated Ringer solution should be the preferred volume-expanding fluid for resuscitation of patients with sickle cell disease who experience vaso-occlusive episodes at the time of hospital admission, according to study results.

Most breast cancer-specific deaths occur among patients diagnosed with stage I or II disease rather than more advanced disease, according to a SEER database analysis.

Women continue to be underrepresented globally in authorship of oncology publications, specifically as senior authors, according to study results.

The delivery of transvascular energy reduced pain and improved quality of life within 7 days among patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a topline data announcement.

PHILADELPHIA—An AI-assisted endoscopy module minorly improved adenoma detection during colonoscopy, but “had no impact” on serrated polyp detection in patients with positive stool tests, a presenter said at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

A cancer diagnosis may lead to higher risk for psychological or cardiovascular illnesses among a patient’s family members, according to retrospective study results.

ORLANDO — A speaker at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting discussed the treatment options for positive margins after standard excision of cutaneous melanoma.