Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancers
From the Journals
Oncologists often misinterpret posttreatment HNSCC scan details
Study contends that discrepancies could threaten patient outcomes by obscuring true level of response.
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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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Skip chemoRT in low-risk nasopharyngeal cancer?
There were no differences in efficacy for patients treated with radiation plus concurrent chemoradiation vs. radiation alone in a randomized trial...
From the Journals
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...
Feature
Getting cancer research on track again may require a ‘behemoth’ effort
Cancer Moonshot aims to cut cancer-related deaths in half, but funding and pandemic challenges may hinder progress.
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ORATOR2 mute on best de-escalation therapy for low-risk HPV+ oropharynx cancers
The trial was halted early due to excess deaths in the surgery arm before type of optimal deescalation therapy could be answered.
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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.
Guidelines
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.