Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer

Unmet supportive care needs appeared associated with worse clinical outcomes among a cohort of ambulatory patients with cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Kristin E. Rojas, MD, FACS, FACOG, is working to shed light on and address the multifaceted needs of female patients with cancer and survivors, including sexual dysfunction, with the Menopause Urogenital Sexual Health and Intimacy Clinic.

Women who resided in disadvantaged neighborhoods had shorter breast cancer-specific survival than with women from advantaged neighborhoods, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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.

A multi-institutional research project has demonstrated the superior value of whole-genome sequencing vs. exome sequencing in providing information about classic Hodgkin lymphoma.

Social determinants of health and lack of access to specialty cancer care led to survival disparities among patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, results of a retrospective study showed.

An artificial intelligence algorithm that uses computational analysis to identify possible therapeutic targets for glioblastoma multiforme and other types of cancer could have broad treatment implications, according to its developers.

The economic cost of cancer worldwide from 2020 to 2050 will be $25.2 trillion in international dollars, according to results of a decision analytical modeling study published in JAMA Oncology.

Scott M. Welford, PhD, has been named tumor biology research program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

The addition of ivosidenib to azacitidine improved outcomes for certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.