Cancer Therapy

Researchers at UC Davis Health have initiated a clinical trial using stem cells to address swallowing problems associated with tongue injury from cancer treatment.

The BCG vaccine appeared associated with a significantly lower rate of and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

A cancer survivor who experienced oral mucositis during chemotherapy treatment has designed a device to improve quality of life for patients dealing with this painful side effect.

Most women with cancer experience some degree of sexual dysfunction, studies have shown, yet few are asked about sexual health before or during cancer treatment.

In a scientific statement, the American Heart Association issued guidance on the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of cancer therapy-induced hypertension.

In this video, Jonathan Wadsley, MA, MRCP, FRCR, a consultant clinical oncologist at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield, U.K., discussed important presentations on thyroid cancer given at the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy may have a greater risk for sarcoidosis, according to study results presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.

Although they exhibit a greater risk for severe immune-related adverse effects, patients with preexisting autoimmune disease receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma had better 2-year survival than controls, according to data.

In this video, Christine M. Walko, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, discussed four colorectal cancer presentations from ASCO Annual Meeting, including the phase 3 TRIPLETE study, phase 3 STRATEGIC-1 study, IMPROVE study and late-breaking PARADIGM trial.

In patients with diabetes and cancer treated with anthracyclines, SGLT2 inhibition was associated with fewer cardiac events during 1.5 years of follow-up, researchers reported.