Systematic review and meta-analysis of endoscopic transorbital approach for skull base and orbital lesions
New Eye Socket Surgery Cuts Recovery Time Without Raising Risks
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the endoscopic transorbital approach (ETOA) for skull base and orbital lesions in 269 pat…
A surgery that enters the skull through the eye socket may offer a safer, faster-healing option for patients with certain brain tumors and e…
Case report and literature review: Nanopore sequencing identifies Aerococcus viridans in granulomatous lobular mastitis
Nanopore sequencing helps find bacteria causing breast inflammation in one patient case
This case report and short literature review describes a 33-year-old woman with granulomatous lobular mastitis in whom nanopore targeted seq…
A single case report shows how nanopore targeted sequencing found Aerococcus viridans bacteria in a woman with breast inflammation. Guided b…
Systematic review and meta-analysis finds hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation comparable to conventional fractionation in early-stage breast cancer
Shorter Radiation for Breast Cancer Works Just as Well
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 5,495 patients with early-stage breast cancer compared hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation…
A major analysis of nearly 5,500 women shows that shorter radiation schedules after breast cancer surgery work just as well as longer ones, …
Psychological interventions significantly reduce anxiety and depression in cancer pain patients compared to conventional care
Cancer Pain Patients Find Unexpected Relief Through Talk Therapy
This meta-analysis evaluated psychological interventions for anxiety and depression in cancer pain patients. The analysis included 879 parti…
• Talk therapy cuts anxiety and depression scores by nearly 9 points • Helps patients suffering pain during chemotherapy or radiation • Not …
Meta-analysis finds BCI_net prognostic for overall survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma
A new cancer test reads tumor cell chats to predict survival
This meta-analysis of 2 cohorts (TCGA-HNSC n=519, GSE65858 n=270) found that the BCI_net directional composite was independently associated …
Your cancer cells may be chatting with each other, and a new test that listens to those conversations could predict how aggressive the disea…
Case report on sequential therapy for MET exon 14 skipping NSCLC with high PD-L1
A New Drug Sequence Shrank Lung Tumors When Others Failed
This is a case report with literature review of a 79-year-old male with MET exon 14 skipping non-small cell lung cancer and high PD-L1 expre…
A 79-year-old man's lung tumors shrank when doctors switched his drug sequence, offering a clue for others with hard-to-treat cancer.
Narrative review on therapeutic cancer vaccines for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Review discusses cancer vaccines for head and neck cancer
This narrative review synthesizes evidence on therapeutic cancer vaccines, including personalized vaccines, for head and neck squamous cell …
This review looks at how cancer vaccines might work alongside other treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Meta-analysis of molecular testing for indeterminate thyroid nodules finds lower surgical rates
New Test Cuts Unnecessary Thyroid Surgeries by Half for Many Patients
This meta-analysis of molecular testing for thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology found that conventional management led to significan…
• Molecular testing slashes surgery rates for unclear thyroid biopsies • Helps 30 million people yearly avoid risky operations • Second gene…
Meta-analysis compares endoscopic transorbital and transcranial approaches for spheno-orbital meningioma
Surgeons Fix Bulging Eyes Without Traditional Brain Surgery Scars
This meta-analysis of 2016 patients compared endoscopic transorbital (ETOA) versus transcranial approaches for spheno-orbital meningioma. ET…
• New eye socket surgery fixes bulging eyes better than old methods • Helps patients wanting less scarring and faster recovery • Tumor remov…
Meta-analysis finds no overall link between chronic pain and cancer mortality but notes potential site-specific risks
Chronic pain does not raise overall cancer risk in this new review
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 23 studies involving patients with chronic pain featuring minimal or non-inflammatory fea…
New research shows chronic pain does not increase overall cancer risk, offering relief to millions worried about their health.
FDA Approves Zoladex (goserelin) for Locally Confined and Advanced Prostate Cancer
FDA approves Zoladex for prostate cancer treatment.
FDA approved Zoladex (goserelin) for use in combination with flutamide for locally confined stage T2b-T4 prostate cancer and as palliative t…
The FDA approved Zoladex (goserelin) for two uses in prostate cancer: with radiation for early stage cancer and as palliative care for advan…
FDA Approves Vabrinty (leuprolide acetate) for Advanced Prostate Cancer
FDA approves new drug Vabrinty for advanced prostate cancer.
The FDA approved Vabrinty (leuprolide acetate) for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. It is a GnRH agonist administered subcutaneous…
The FDA approved Vabrinty (leuprolide acetate) to treat advanced prostate cancer. It is a hormone therapy that lowers testosterone levels. T…