Testicular Cancer

Clark Gamblin, MD, MS, MBA, ran “on the moon” in Antarctica, under hang gliders in South Africa, and next to a starlit ocean in Australia.

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

Adults without health insurance in the United States reported they did not have a routine medical visit or cancer screening in the past year, new survey data showed.

A National Comprehensive Cancer Network Annual Conference plenary session examined the impact of drug shortages on oncology care, as well as potential solutions.

To address ongoing chemotherapy drug shortages, ASCO convened a multidisciplinary panel of oncologists, ethicists and patient advocates to expedite clinical guidance for navigating care where rationing or alternative therapies are needed.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting focused on the human side of oncology.

Survivors of testicular cancer often have undetected risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can lead to worse quality of life, according to data published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Surgical excision of lymph nodes proved effective as first-line treatment for men with early metastatic testicular seminoma with clinically low-volume retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, results of the phase 2 SEMS trial showed.

CHICAGO — Centralized treatment and adherence to modern guidelines may account for “relatively low” rates of late relapse and improved long-term outcomes after treatment for testicular cancer, according to a speaker at ASCO.

Donna Hansel, MD, PhD, has been named division head of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.