Readers: Cancer Screening, Lipitor, and Politics Top 2011 News 
07.01.2012, 19:43
(MedPage Today) -- In response to MedPage Today's end-of-the-year survey, readers chose as top stories the changes in prostate …
Douglas Tumor-Free, but Not Cured 12.01.2011, 16:13
(MedPage Today) -- After months of radiation and chemotherapy for late-stage throat cancer, actor Michael Douglas is tumor-free…
HemOnc Today introduces new CME meeting, "HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies" 16.03.2011, 12:21
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Conversations with ... Joan McClure, MS (with video) 07.08.2011, 16:13
(MedPage Today) -- "Conversations with …" is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and poli…
AACR-FCPR: A Decade of Progress in Cancer Prevention (with video) 29.10.2011, 00:15
BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive interview with MedPage Today, Powell Brown, MD, PhD, chair of the program committee…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Massachusetts Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 03.03.2011, 13:00
Nearly 200,000 Bay Staters currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpected injur…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect America's Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 18.03.2011, 11:00
Nearly 15 million Americans currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpected inju…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Kentucky Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 03.03.2011, 13:00
More than a quarter of a million Kentuckians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Oregon Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 09.02.2011, 11:00
Nearly a quarter million Oregonians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpec…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Washington Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 11.02.2011, 12:00
Hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, une…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Pennsylvania Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 11.02.2011, 12:00
Nearly half a million Pennsylvanians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpe…
Health Care Spending Caps Will Protect Virginia Families From Catastrophic Medical Expenses 09.02.2011, 12:00
Hundreds of thousands of Virginians currently face the threat of catastrophic family health care expenses from serious, unexpec…
Year in Review: Slow Growth in Breast Cancer Prevention 27.12.2011, 20:00
(MedPage Today) -- As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and followin…
New WHO Report: Deaths From Noncommunicable Diseases On The Rise, With Developing World Hit Hardest 27.04.2011, 12:00
Noncommunicable diseases are the leading killer today and are on the increase, the first WHO Global status report on noncommuni…
Lab Notes: Chew's Lethal Weapon 13.04.2012, 23:13
(MedPage Today) -- The long-sought tobacco component responsible for causing the oral cancers seen with smokeless products may …
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio) 06.04.2012, 17:08
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include video to promote organ donations, mammography 'plus' for breast cancer diagnosis,…
AACR-FCPR: Painkillers Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk (CME/CE) 31.10.2011, 00:13
BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Analgesic use increased the hazard for renal cell carcinoma by as much as 33%, depending on the drug …
Study Quantifies Cancer Burden in HIV (CME/CE) 14.04.2011, 02:43
(MedPage Today) -- The contributions of HIV/AIDS to the national cancer burden far exceeded the disease's prevalence in the U.S…
Study Quantifies Cancer Burden in HIV (CME/CE) 14.04.2011, 14:43
(MedPage Today) -- The contributions of HIV/AIDS to the national cancer burden far exceeded the disease's prevalence in the U.S…
Dry Mouth Reduced With IMRT (CME/CE) 13.01.2011, 20:43
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with pharyngeal cancer had better salivary function, less xerostomia, and improved quality of life …
Early Life on a Farm Linked to Blood Cancers (CME/CE) 29.07.2011, 18:43
(MedPage Today) -- Children who grow up around livestock are at elevated risk for hematologic cancers in later life, New Zealan…
Growth Expected in Cancer Care Tab 13.01.2011, 16:43
(MedPage Today) -- Cancer care costs for the nation could rise as much as 66% over the next decade, largely due to an aging and…
Another Endothelin Blocker Fails in Prostate Ca 23.04.2011, 18:43
(MedPage Today) -- For the second time this year, an endothelin receptor antagonist failed to show an advantage when added to c…
Mohs Surgery Gains Ground Among Seniors (CME/CE) 17.04.2012, 00:13
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer using the tissue-sparing Mohs procedure has doubled among the Medicare …
ACE Inhibitor May Trigger Breast Ca Recurrence (CME/CE, with audio) 22.04.2011, 14:30
(MedPage Today) -- Breast cancer survivors had more than a 50% increase in the risk of recurrence if they were taking ACE inhib…
Bladder Cancer Treatment Often Haphazard (CME/CE, with audio) 12.07.2011, 19:43
(MedPage Today) -- Guidelines for treating bladder cancer are largely ignored, according to a study showing that only 1% of pro…
[Cancer and Society] Malignant melanoma in Star of the Giants (Kyojin no Hoshi) 28.05.2011, 17:13
In recent years, Japanese comics (manga) and animation (anime) have been gaining popularity outside Japan, particularly in Euro…
Twin Towers Legacy for Responders Is Disease (CME/CE) 02.09.2011, 15:43
(MedPage Today) -- A decade after the World Trade Center disaster, rescue workers bear a substantial burden of physical and men…
EULAR: No Cancer Risk Observed With RA Biologics (CME/CE) 28.05.2011, 20:13
(MedPage Today) -- LONDON -– Biologic agents used to treat arthritis do not appear to hold any greater risk of cancer than ot…
Lab Notes: Cancer Drug May Shine in Spinal Injury 29.01.2011, 13:43
(MedPage Today) -- A potentially enormous new use for paclitaxel (Taxol) could make Pacific yew trees fear for the bark all ove…
Cervical Cancer Jab Uptake Increases, UK 28.01.2011, 10:00
Over 84 per cent of girls aged 13-14 have helped protect themselves against cervical cancer by getting all three doses of the H…
Hodgkin Regimens: Similar Results, Different Trade-Offs (CME/CE) 23.07.2011, 19:13
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with unfavorable Hodgkin's lymphoma initially benefited from intensified chemotherapy, but final re…
Virus Targets, Kills Cancers in Early Trial 02.09.2011, 16:00
(MedPage Today) -- A genetically engineered virus selectively infected and killed cancer tissue without harming adjacent normal…
Huntington's Disease Protects Against Cancer (CME/CE) 15.04.2012, 00:13
(MedPage Today) -- People with motor neuron diseases such as Huntington's disease seem to be protected against cancer, research…
Higher BMI Tied to Ovarian Cancer Risk (CME/CE) 07.04.2012, 00:13
(MedPage Today) -- A woman's height and body mass index may significantly influence her ovarian cancer risk, a large meta-analy…
DNA Repair Genes May Predict Ovarian Cancer Survival (CME/CE) 14.04.2012, 01:43
(MedPage Today) -- A favorable gene-expression profile predicted more than a twofold improvement in 5-year survival for patient…
Older Age Worsens Breast Cancer Prognosis (CME/CE) 07.02.2012, 23:13
(MedPage Today) -- Older age at diagnosis of postmenopausal, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer may independently worsen o…
Antifungal May Help in Prostate Cancer (CME/CE) 06.04.2012, 18:04
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Men with castration-resistant prostate cancer experienced better outcomes when treated with the anti…
Komen Official Quits After Controversy 07.02.2012, 19:23
(MedPage Today) -- A vice-president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has resigned in the wake of the controversy s…
In Support Of Cancer Research: New Book Reminds Us That Understanding Cancer Remains An Urgent Goal … 13.05.2011, 14:00
In March 2009, during a routine medical exam, Charles Harris learned that he had incurable cancer. Although a private man, he b…
Long-Term Mammography Needed for Breast Cancer Survivors (CME/CE) 03.10.2011, 01:13
(MedPage Today) -- Regular surveillance mammography after breast cancer boosts survival and should be continued for at least a …
Spine Repair Effective in Cancer Patients (CME/CE) 17.02.2011, 14:43
(MedPage Today) -- Balloon kyphoplasty reduced pain and improved function in cancer patients with vertebral compression fractur…
Roche's Avastin Receives EU Approval For Ovarian Cancer 24.12.2011, 13:00
Roche announced today that its product known as Avastin (bevacizumab) has been approved by the European Union for treatment of …
SID: No Skin Cancer Risk Seen With Prednisone (CME/CE) 06.05.2011, 18:13
PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Use of systemic corticosteroids did not increase the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a prospectiv…
Breast-Sparing Surgery Means More Procedures (CME/CE) 06.04.2012, 22:04
(MedPage Today) -- Women with ductal carcinoma in situ who opt to preserve the affected breast face continued diagnostic and in…
FDA Okays Nasal Spray for Ca Pain 02.07.2011, 15:00
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a nasal spray formulation of the drug fentanyl (Lazanda) to manage breakthro…
First Fecal Hb Value May Predict Risk of Cancer (CME/CE) 20.05.2011, 19:00
(MedPage Today) -- Colon cancer risk increased significantly with fecal hemoglobin levels as low as 20 ng/mL on a first test an…
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Often Untreated 03.02.2012, 23:43
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Prostate cancer that has already spread to other organs at time of diagnosis is left untre…
Everolimus Slows Progression in Carcinoid Tumors (CME/CE) 25.11.2011, 14:30
(MedPage Today) -- Adding everolimus to a somatostatin analog led to improved progression-free survival among patients with adv…
Do-It-Yourself HPV TestHelps Screen for Cervical Cancer (CME/CE) 25.01.2012, 17:35
(MedPage Today) -- Patient-collected specimens for human papillomavirus DNA testing detected precancerous cervical lesions with…
Heart Disease Tx Claims Billions of Healthcare Dollars 29.10.2011, 18:19
(MedPage Today) -- Heart disease ranked as the costliest medical condition in 2008 in adult U.S. patients, followed by cancer, …
Cancer Risk Found in Radiation from Heart Studies (CME/CE) 09.02.2011, 20:13
(MedPage Today) -- The risk of cancer increased significantly in patients exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation from cardiac i…
FDA Okays Everolimus for Rare Pancreatic Tumors 06.05.2011, 19:13
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved everolimus (Afinitor), the first new treatment in 30 years for advanced panc…
Irish Smokers Want To Quit More Than Other Europeans 22.03.2011, 08:00
79% of Irish smokers want to quit (1) according to new research released today, commissioned by Pfizer as part of the launch of…
CT Can Detect COPD in Smokers (CME/CE, with video) 26.10.2011, 01:12
(MedPage Today) -- Low-dose CT scans used in screening for lung cancer in heavy smokers might also help diagnose chronic obstru…
IDSA: HIV Patients Face Early Anal Cancer Risk (CME/CE) 25.10.2011, 21:12
BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Anal intraepithelial neoplasia seems to develop during the first year of HIV infection, according to …
FDA Unswayed by Pleas to Retain Breast Ca Indication 28.06.2011, 23:00
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- FDA officials held firm in their view that bevacizumab (Avastin) should not be used to…
Benefit of Bone Drug in Prostate Cancer in Doubt 07.02.2012, 14:00
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- FDA reviewers have questioned whether expanding the indication for Amgen's denosumab (Xgeva) to p…
Cancer Trial Patients Take Rosy View of Likely Benefit (CME/CE) 28.01.2011, 13:43
(MedPage Today) -- Patients in early-trials of novel cancer treatments overestimate the likelihood that they personally will be…
Busy Roads Drive Rise in Kids' Leukemia Risk (CME/CE) 19.12.2010, 18:13
(MedPage Today) -- Living near a busy road brings more than just pollution and noise – it may also increase the risk of child…
Studies Reignite Debate over Avastin in Breast Cancer (CME/CE) 25.01.2012, 22:06
(MedPage Today) -- Women with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer had significantly higher rates of pathologic complete resp…
Federal Budget: Caregiver Commitment And Palliative Care Funding, Canada 07.06.2011, 10:00
A new family caregiver tax credit announced in today's federal government budget is an important step forward in providing more…
New Figures Show UK Is Leading The Way In Detecting Bowel Cancer 17.03.2011, 01:00
New figures out today highlight the high quality of colonoscopy and pre-cancer detection rates since the NHS Bowel Cancer Scree…
Ovarian Cancer Screening Common Despite Lack of Proof (CME/CE) 07.02.2012, 19:44
(MedPage Today) -- More than 90% of primary care physicians reported ordering ovarian cancer screening tests not recommended fo…
Exercises Ease Cancer-Related Swallowing Woes Short Term (CME/CE, with audio) 16.04.2012, 23:44
(MedPage Today) -- Swallowing exercises during radiation and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer help preserve function early…
ASCO: Long-Time Smoking Ups Risk of Breast, Other Cancers 20.05.2011, 18:43
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Smoking markedly increases the risk of breast cancer among women already at high risk for the diseas…
Change Screening Attitudes, Cancer Researcher Says (CME/CE) 25.11.2011, 21:43
(MedPage Today) -- The time has come for a fundamental shift in attitude toward cancer screening, with greater emphasis on abso…
Herceptin Heart Risks Clarified for Older Patients (CME/CE) 10.08.2011, 15:43
(MedPage Today) -- Older breast cancer patients with heart disease or diabetes have a significantly increased risk of cardiotox…
Study Supports Watchful Waiting for Low-Risk Prostate Ca (CME/CE) 13.04.2011, 03:13
(MedPage Today) -- Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer offers a safe alternative to immediate curative interventio…
Lab Notes: Injections That Are 'Soft as Silk' 31.12.2011, 00:13
(MedPage Today) -- Tiny biodegradable needles made of silk protein may one day deliver ouchless injections, researchers suggest…
FDA Panel to Vote on Two Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer 11.04.2011, 20:16
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA's Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday to vote on whether approval should …
New Pain Relief Modes Find Home in Palliative Ca Care (CME/CE) 27.06.2011, 18:13
(MedPage Today) -- Integration of analgesic strategies into palliative care has created the potential to minimize pain and suff…
One More Plea for Avastin in Breast Cancer 09.08.2011, 00:10
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- As Genentech awaits word from the FDA on whether bevacizumab (Avastin) will lose its breast cance…
