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An impressive improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in the RESONATE-2 trial led to the FDA’s approval of ibrutinib (Imbruvica) March 4 for the frontline treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, based on data from the RESONATE-2 trial.

A new white paper released by CancerCare provides evidence and guidance for integrating quality of life measures for patients with lung cancer in routine clinical care.

The first study to assess smoking habits of women with breast cancer before and after diagnosis has found that those who quit smoking after their diagnosis had a 33% lower risk of dying of the disease than those who continued to smoke.

Study finds that genetic counseling before genetic testing provides greater knowledge and satisfaction with the process.

The benefits of 3D mammography are durable, increasing detection of breast cancers and reducing anxiety over callbacks, according to a recent study that provides the first longitudinal evidence of the utility of this approach.

Within 6 years of HPV vaccine introduction, there was a 64% decrease in 4vHPV type prevalence among females aged 14-19 years and a 34% decrease among those aged 20-24 years.

Racial disparities in mortality for breast cancer have gotten worse in women and persisted for colorectal cancer in men, although progress has been made in closing the mortality gap between blacks and whites for other cancers.

The FDA approved the mTOR inhibitor everolimus (Afinitor) for the treatment of adult patients with progressive, well-differentiated non-functional, locally advanced or metastatic gastrointestinal or lung neuroendocrine tumors.

Melanoma survivor and Cancer Hope Network Support Volunteer Sam Lozier on why it's important for patients to become CEO's of their own health and remember that treatment is a partnership.

Empowering patients with prostate cancer and their caregivers through practical information and insight into the medical world to help them be better informed.

The Julie Fund for Women’s Cancers remains single largest philanthropic source of funding for ovarian cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Patients with follicular lymphoma who relapsed after, or are refractory to, a rituximab-containing regimen, will have a new treatment option, following the FDA’s approval of obinutuzumab (Gazyva).

Patients with pretreated, HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer can now receive palbociclib (Ibrance) for use in combination with fulvestrant following the FDA’s recent approval of this new indication for the CDK 4/6 inhibitor.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology released its annual report, now in its 11th year, which documents the progress being made in clinical cancer research and identifies future research directions.

A study involving nearly 30,000 patients diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer has found that up to 60% of these women received imaging tests such as CT, bone, and PET scans that were not medically justified, contrary to national guidelines.

Group Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington, has created an online tool for oncology professionals that lists prices for the 50 most commonly prescribed cancer treatment regimens.

A telephone triage service combined with patient education has helped to reduce cancer-related emergency department visits by 60% over 4 months, where it was piloted at a Florida health system, and it’s an approach researchers say can be easily replicated by other practices.

Feelings of social isolation and financial toxicity take an especially high toll on patients with LAHNC, and assessing patients for these issues is essential to achieve optimal care.

Collaboration to feature content from one of nation’s leading nursing school programs.

Focusing on a fiber-rich diet at a young age may help lower the risk of developing breast cancer later, according to findings of a new study.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology recently released the 40-page Cuidado del Paciente, the Spanish version of Caregiving.

Sixty-nine National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers are urging parents, young adults, and healthcare providers to increase HPV vaccination rates, with only an estimate 40% of girls and 21% of boys in the United States receiving the recommended three doses of the HPV vaccine.

A paper in Cancer Medicine finds that cancer has a devastating and age-specific impact on the finances of young adult survivors, and increased dialogue between healthcare providers and YAs has the potential to empower this population at risk for adverse financial and psychosocial outcomes, and steer them towards reputable sources of financial support.

After reports of patient deaths related to intracranial hemorrhage, cardiac failure, and cardiac arrest in the phase III PERSIST-2 trial, the FDA has placed a “full clinical hold” on trials exploring the tyrosine kinase inhibitor pacritinib.

Newly described research reports an upward trend in the proportion of patients with NSCLC classified as never-smokers.

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At the end of January 2016, 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers issued a statement urging parents, young adults and physicians to increase HPV vaccination rates.

Fosaprepitant dimeglumine (Emend for injection) received FDA approval as a single-dose in combination with other antiemetic agents for the prevention of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting following moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.

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Decision Making and Experiences with Mastectomy for Managing Breast Cancer Risk in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer