Oregon Health And Science University

As far as hot-button health care topics go, it is hard to top vaccines. Even dropped into a casual conversation, the idea itself — and this includes the slang term for opponents of vaccination — can cause tension and divisiveness.

More than a century has passed since neurosurgeon and pathologist Harvey Cushing described the disease that would eventually bear his name, but only recently have several key discoveries offered patients with the condition real hope for a cure.

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research presented grants to six early career scientists who are conducting research projects designed to address unmet needs.

Ruxolitinib induced responses in about one-third of a cohort of patients with chronic neutrophilic leukemia and atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, according to results of a single-arm phase 2 study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Partial breast reirradiation without mastectomy appeared as effective as mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer recurrence in the ipsilateral breast after lumpectomy and whole breast irradiation, according to results of the phase 2 NRG Oncology/RTOG1014 trial published in JAMA Oncology.

Reporting of financial ties to industry has become an increasingly contentious, ethically murky area in both oncologic research and clinical practice.

Incidence of prostate cancer among adolescents and young adults has increased in the United States and many other countries during the past 3 decades, according to study results published in Cancer.

By Amanda W. Lund, PhD

Many novel, costly and toxic cancer therapies continue to be broadly recommended for off-label use by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network based upon no evidence, low-levels of evidence or evidence not clearly cited in guidance documents, according to Vinay K. Prasad, MD, MPH.

New Jersey has become the eighth state to allow terminally ill patients to request a prescription from a physician for medication to end their lives.