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Oophorectomy in younger women leads to decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and a higher prevalence of arthritis, according to a study reported at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. 

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), commonly referred to as non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), are the most common types of cancers in the United States. These 2 cancers account for approximately 2 million cases of skin cancer annually.¹ BCC is approximately 4 to 5 times more common than SCC.² Although rarely metastatic, BCC and SCC can cause substantial local destruction involving extensive areas of soft tissue, cartilage, and bone, as well as disfigurement. Read More ›

For every nurse there is a patient who you will never forget; the details of that story will not blur over time. In the developing era of personalized medicine, there is that one patient whose story I will not easily forget. It is the story of a 24-year-old male medical student who presented for initial consultation the same week that crizotinib was approved by the FDA for the treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer. 

Updated results of the phase 3 BOLERO-2 trial demonstrated that adding everolimus to hormonal therapy extends progression-free survival (PFS) in hormone receptor–positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer that progressed on hormonal therapy with anastrozole or letrozole. The positive outcomes observed in this study suggest that everolimus plus exemestane will be a new option for postmenopausal metastatic HR+ breast cancer.

Quinoa, the ancient “grain” of the Andes, cultivated for over 7000 years, has transitioned itself into our present-day kitchens and the title of a modern-day superfood. The Incas believed quinoa to be a sacred food and referred to the “grain” as the “mother seed.” Many years later, this superfood would make its way to the United States, where its popularity continues to grow as its numerous nutritional benefits are spotlighted.

Patients find cancer drug trial leaflets too long, incomprehensible, and even intimidating, according to research published in the international journal Sociology of Health and Illness.

While incidence rates of some cancers are declining, Mayo Clinic is experiencing a dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic researchers claim the incidence of melanoma has soared, with young women the hardest hit.

Researchers claim doctors often can’t see potentially dangerous precancerous lesions when patients don’t sufficiently prep for colonoscopy by cleansing their colons.

Doctors often missed at least 1 precancerous growth in about one-third of patients who did not properly prepare for their colonoscopy, according to researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The report, published recently in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, states that the discovery of those polyps occurred months later when patients had their next colonoscopy.

A new study from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found that very few young women, and only certain groups of young women, with cancer attempt to preserve their fertility while undergoing cancer therapy. The study, published early online in Cancer, suggests that counseling on fertility preservation is needed for reproductive-aged women diagnosed with cancer.