Longer Letrozole Treatment Shows Limited Benefit in Early Breast Cancer
December 8th 2016Extending treatment with letrozole by an additional 5 years after 5 years of successful treatment did not improve disease-free survival or overall survival in postmenopausal women with early-stage hormone receptor -positive breast cancer.
Optimizing Neadjuvant Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer Depends on Patient Selection
November 11th 2016The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer has risen dramatically in recent years, improving quality of life for patients and reducing morbidity, but challenges remain for oncologists looking to deploy this treatment approach in clinical practice.
ACS Committee Generates New Guideline for Survivorship Care in Head and Neck Cancer
March 28th 2016The panel, which included experts in oncology, dentistry, nursing, speech pathology, and primary care, conducted a systematic literature review to develop these consensus-based management strategies for HNC survivors. Their search identified 2081 articles, of which 184 were ultimately included in the evidence base.