HRT and breast cancer: risk, prevention and alternatives
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment option for symptoms associated with menopause. Although it can increase the risk of breast cancer, this risk is low and will return to average after stopping HRT. A person should discuss…
Leading surgeon helps pancreatic cancer patients overcome obstacles
An internationally renowned pancreatic surgeon, surgical oncologist and cancer researcher Christopher Wolfgang, MD, PhD, joined NYU Langone Health in January. He is head of the new Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division in the…
Vitamin D intake may be protective against early-onset colorectal cancer
According to the results of a prospective cohort study published in Gastroenterology.1The results showed that compared to women who consumed less than 300 IU of vitamin D per day, the RR was 0.51 (95% CI, 0.30-0.86) for those who consumed…
HOPA Oncology Pharmacists Provide Chemotherapy Resources to Improve Patient Understanding and…
MILWAUKEE, September 4, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / - The Hematology / Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)…
High-intensity interval training helped men with localized prostate cancer improve cardiorespiratory…
High-intensity interval training resulted in decreased levels and rate of prostate specific antigen, as well as decreased growth of prostate cells in men with prostate cancer localized.Based on the results of the Phase 2 ERASE trial…
Make clinical trials more inclusive, measure vaccine protection against COVID and the results of new…
SEATTLE - September 1, 2021 - Below are summaries of Fred Hutch's recent discoveries and other news.Health disparitiesCancer clinical trials exclude too many patients: that's changing Enrollment in new cancer treatment clinical trials…
Make clinical trials more inclusive, measure vaccine protection against COVID and the results of new…
SEATTLE - September 1, 2021 - Below are summaries of Fred Hutch's recent discoveries and other news.
Health disparities
Cancer clinical trials exclude too many patients: that's changingEnrollment in new cancer treatment clinical trials…
An ode to the oncologist who died of cancer
Dr Oliver Press (University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) was a social friend, another swimmer I met at the local public pool. When I was diagnosed with chronic…
Investigation reveals disparities in practices and communication on brain metastases
"We conducted a large cross-sectional survey in which we compared the responses of physicians, caregivers and patients to identify areas for improvement in clinical care for brain metastases," wrote the investigators led by Albert E. Kim,…
Physically Fit Breast Cancer Patients More Likely To Complete Chemotherapy: Study
Breast cancer patients who were in better physical condition performed more of their chemotherapy treatments, which gives doctors additional advice to personalize treatments, according to a study from the University of Alberta. and prepare…