Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
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At-home test for oral/throat cancer launched in U.S.
It is not covered by medical insurance, and is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Oncologists often misinterpret posttreatment HNSCC scan details
Study contends that discrepancies could threaten patient outcomes by obscuring true level of response.
Latest News
Thyroid autoimmunity linked to cancer, but screening not advised
While disorders such as Graves’ disease may double the odds of tumors, the overall risk remains low.
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The ‘great dynamism’ of radiation oncology
Highlights from this research reveal how high-tech radiotherapy, such as hypofractionation and stereotactic body radiotherapy, has improved care...
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Taste dysfunction in head and neck cancer due to radiation dose
Researchers identified doses to the oral cavity that predicted 15%, 25%, and 50% probability of taste dysfunction.
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Quality of life benefit exaggerated in some cancer studies
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Head and neck tumor grade may predict response to immunotherapy
Small study shows that high-grade head and neck tumors, not low grade, may be better suited for immunotherapy.
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Good chemo vs. bad chemo: When too much is a bad thing
Study questions the use of inpatient chemotherapy pointing to negative outcomes and high mortality among some patients.
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Evidence still lacking that vitamins prevent CVD, cancer: USPSTF
In its final recommendation statement on the subject, the task force does, however, recommend against use of vitamin E and beta-carotene.
Conference Coverage
Collagen ‘tile’ delivers postsurgical radiation in glioblastoma
If replicated in larger trials, GT therapy “could define a new standard of care, and there would really be no reason why patients shouldn’t get...
