Research across Cancer
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Signet ring morphology in gastric biopsies may mask metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma from breast cancer
Expert Review Helps Identify Breast Cancer Spreading to Stomach
This case report describes a 52-year-old woman with metastatic invasive lobular carcinoma that was initially misidentified as primary gastri…
A single patient's case shows how specific lab tests can help doctors distinguish between stomach cancer and metastatic breast cancer.
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy reduces acute and delayed G2+GI toxicities versus 3D-CRT in high-risk prostate cancer
Post hoc analysis shows IMRT reduces radiation side effects for high-risk prostate cancer
This post hoc analysis of a Phase III randomized controlled trial evaluated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) versus three-dimensional…
A post hoc analysis of a Phase III trial found that intensity-modulated radiotherapy reduced radiation side effects compared to older techni…
Time to biochemical progression predicts second events in high-risk prostate cancer
Longer time to progression predicts better outcomes in prostate cancer
This phase 3 RCT of 413 men with high-risk localized prostate cancer found that a longer time from randomization to biochemical progression …
Men with high-risk prostate cancer who had a longer time before their cancer worsened were less likely to have further progression or spread…
Online adaptive MRI-guided SBRT showed technical feasibility in intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients
New MRI-guided radiation technique works for most intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients
This Phase 2 non-randomized trial evaluated online adaptive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy in 5…
A new radiation method delivered the right dose to tumors in 85% of patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. This approach uses onli…
Review of IVIG and bronchoscopic interventions for pediatric EBV-SMT in immunodeficiency
A rare lung tumor in a boy with immune issues may need IVIG and bronchoscopic procedures
This case report review describes a 10-year-old boy with congenital immunodeficiency and an Epstein–Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumo…
A single case report suggests IVIG and bronchoscopic procedures might help a rare lung tumor in children with immune problems, though recurr…
Systematic review of extended versus standard pelvic lymph node dissection in bladder cancer surgery
More Lymph Nodes Removed, Better Survival — But at What Cost?
This systematic review analyzed 993 randomized participants undergoing radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive or treatment-refractory non-mu…
This surgery could help some live longer, but it’s not risk-free.
Review of 35 cases highlights diagnostic challenges in gastric metastasis from invasive lobular breast cancer
Breast Cancer Spreads to Stomach: Why Testing Must Change
This case report and literature review synthesizes data from 35 recent cases (2019–2024) of gastric metastasis from breast cancer.
Doctors must re-test stomach issues in breast cancer patients because the cells often change their identity.
Review of survey data highlights high rates of misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis in metastatic invasive lobular breast cancer
One in Four Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Misdiagnosed at First Visit
This cross-sectional survey review analyzed patient-reported data from 525 individuals with invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC).
One in four metastatic breast cancer patients were misdiagnosed at their first doctor visit, delaying care for a stealthy cancer that spread…
Review of case report showing durable response after surgery in metastatic bladder SqCC
She Was Offered Hospice. Surgery Gave Her Two More Years Instead
This narrative review synthesizes a single case report of a 65-year-old woman with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder.
A woman with a rare, drug-resistant bladder cancer that had spread to both lungs chose surgery when hospice was offered — and two years late…
Autopsy study finds 55% thyroid nodular disease prevalence in Mexico City hospital patients
Autopsy study finds high thyroid nodule rates in Mexico City, no link to salt iodination
A retrospective cohort study of 487 autopsies from a third-level hospital in Mexico City found a thyroid nodular disease prevalence of 55% a…
Autopsies in Mexico City reveal thyroid nodules are very common, yet changing salt iodination rules did not increase their rates.
Combined CT morphological and histogram features improve differentiation of PIMA from PINMA compared to separate models
Combining CT features improved lung cancer subtype prediction accuracy in a small review
This retrospective cohort review evaluated 163 patients with solitary pulmonary invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (PIMA) or pulmonary invasiv…
Combining CT scan features boosts lung cancer subtype prediction accuracy to 0.845, offering a practical diagnostic aid for distinguishing b…
Liquid biopsy shows high sequencing success in high-risk localized prostate cancer feasibility study
Blood Tests Replace Biopsies for Prostate Cancer
A phase 2 neoadjuvant trial in 22 patients with high-risk localized prostate cancer found liquid-based genomic profiling achieved 100% seque…
A simple blood draw now replaces painful prostate biopsies, capturing the same genetic details doctors need to pick the best treatment.