Don't cut them out: Lymph nodes may be key to cancer treatment
Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice.
Sep 29, 2025
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Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice.
Sep 29, 2025
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A new randomized study finds that a lab test that reads tumor genes can identify which patients with recurrent prostate cancer will benefit from adding hormone therapy to radiation after surgery—the first predictive biomarker ...
Sep 28, 2025
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In a clinical practice guideline published online Sept. 16 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are presented for the use of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT).
Sep 25, 2025
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Women who miss their first mammogram run a higher risk of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and dying from the disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in BMJ.
Sep 24, 2025
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Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers worldwide and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Despite advances in screening and treatment, advanced stages of the disease remain difficult to manage, ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Screening women with dense breasts with both molecular breast imaging (MBI) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increased overall invasive cancer detection while modestly increasing the recall rate compared with screening ...
Sep 23, 2025
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Hot flashes, which are sudden, temporary intense sensations of body warmth, often accompanied by flushing and sweating during the day and night (night sweats), are referred to as vasomotor symptoms (VMS). These VMS are associated ...
Sep 22, 2025
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For many older women, the question of whether to continue breast cancer screening has been uncertain. While most guidelines recommend mammograms up to age 74, advice for women 75 and older has been less clear. Now, a new ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Breast cancer remains the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide, with incidence rates continuing to rise. However, known risk factors, including genetics and lifestyle, do ...
Sep 22, 2025
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A new study, led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, captured details of glioblastoma that had never before been seen and revealed a surprise ...
Sep 18, 2025
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