Women who use combined hormone therapy, even for short periods of time, are at significantly higher risk of having abnormal mammograms and undergoing breast biopsies. Medscape Medical News
The 49th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) was held in downtown Los Angeles while the air was still filled with smoke from the extensive fires that had peaked just a week earlier in Southern California. However, by the time the meeting was held, no traffic or other disturbances could interfere with the meeting, which was attended by a record number of attendees (more than 7000). Medscape Radiology
Oncology nurse specialists provide care, support, and information to breast cancer patients, but thus far, evidence is limited about their individual impact on certain aspects of quality of life. Medscape Medical News
Toremifene reduces hot flashes and vertebral fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
DPYD, TYMS, and MTHFR polymorphisms play a limited role for FU-related toxicity, but a DPYD gene/sex-interaction is predictive for men; mode of administration and folinic acid coadministration are additional predictive factors. Medscape Medical News
Thalidomide combined with topotecan improved survival and disease-free response in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma, compared with those who received only topotecan. Medscape Medical News
