Oncology News

A new drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer -- the most aggressive form of lung cancer, researchers report.

The Central Victorian Medical Recruitment Taskforce worked diligently to create a sustainable medical workforce in central Victoria and the Bendigo Advertiser is helping to spread the word about the expertise available in Bendigo.

But the risk is comparatively small, the researchers acknowledged. And several urologists not involved with the study said more research is needed to determine if the study findings are truly accurate.

Patients of The Oregon Clinic - Radiation Oncology can be certain they are receiving the highest level of care available in Portland.

Age limits on clinical trials need to be more flexible to allow more teenage cancer patients the chance to access new treatments, according to a report from the National Cancer Research Institute , published in the Lancet Oncology .

Cancer immunotherapy biotech firm Jounce Therapeutics, the creation of Third Rock Ventures, has appointed a former vice president of biologics and vaccines as its first permanent CEO.

Rieli Biggins, nine, underwent three years of chemotherapy to help overcome the acute lymphoblastic leukaemia he was diagnosed with at the age of three.

More scientific research into the metabolism of stromal support cells and immune cells -- and the role of the metabolism of these cell types in the development of diseases -- could open new therapeutic avenues for diabetes, inflammatory conditions and cancer, scientists conclude.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at one hospital using MyChart, the online, interactive service that allows patients to view laboratory and radiology results, communicate with their healthcare providers, and more.

The drug exemestane worked slightly better than the drug tamoxifen at preventing a recurrence of breast cancer in certain premenopausal women, according to a new study.

In March, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital was on the verge of losing its Oncology Department.

Michael W. Stein, MHSA, CMPE, was named as executive director of oncology services at Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

For nearly five months now, my dog Cardiff has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.

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Keck Medicine of USC has acquired an oncology business as part of an expansion into Orange County.

The reasons for eating a healthy diet are obvious but have you ever thought about the relationship your diet has to cancer? One doctor think there is a strong link and hopes that people change their minds about that link in the next few years.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that dosing has started in the final stage of an ongoing Phase 1/2 trial of its investigational hypoxia-activated prodrug, TH-302, in combination with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib and low-dose dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute have identified a mechanism of breast cancer cells that leads to chemotherapy resistance in inflammatory breast cancer.

Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a study.

A treatment approach based on comprehensive care for some cancer patients in Fort Worth and four other cities led to a one-third cut in spending without compromising quality, according to the latest Journal of Oncology Practice .