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The investigators found that patients with SCLC and cachexia were more likely to have problems with treatment. | Image credit: appledesign - stock.adobe.com

Cachexia Worsens Prognosis in Older Patients With Advanced SCLC

July 9th 2025

Older patients with small cell lung cancer and significant weight loss were more likely to experience dose interruptions than patients with cachexia.

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Insurance Gaps Threaten Cancer Treatment Success

By Maggie L. Shaw

July 7th 2025

Analyzed by birth cohort, the authors found each successive birth cohort had a 7.7% decline in SCLC rates. | Image credit: shidlovski

Decline in SCLC Incidence Expected to Accelerate Through 2050

By Jared Kaltwasser

June 29th 2025

While elevated NLR previously served as a marker of aggressive disease and poor prognosis in SCLC, its prognostic relevance appears to diminish in the context of immunotherapy-based treatment regimens. | Image credit: Crystal light - stock.adobe.com

Challenging the Prognostic Role of NLR in SCLC in the Era of Immunotherapy

By Kimberly Rath, PharmD

June 27th 2025

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Culture Key to Data Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Cancer Care

By Maggie L. Shaw

June 23rd 2025

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The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

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Advancing Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer: A Managed Care Perspective on Personalized Care

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April 22nd 2015

USPSTF Mammography Recommendation Could Put Thousands of Lives at Risk

Adoption of draft United States Preventive Services Task Force breast cancer screening recommendations would result in thousands of additional and unnecessary breast cancer deaths each year, the American College of Radiology said.

April 21st 2015

US Breast Cancer Cases Could Increase 50% by 2030

The total number of breast cancer cases in the United States is forecast to be 50% greater in 2030 than it was in 2011 driven mostly by a marked increase in cases of estrogen receptor-positive tumors.

April 21st 2015

The Role of Palliative Care in Accountable Care Organizations

Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS Diane E. Meier, MD

April 21st 2015

Creating Value Metrics in Cancer Care From the Bottom Up

Measuring value in cancer care matters, but so does creating a structure that makes sense to stakeholders who use it. The current issue of Evidence-Based Oncology features an article on how a regional consortium of providers, payers, patient partners and researchers developed a set of metrics together, from the bottom up.

April 21st 2015

USPSTF Stands by 2-Year Mammography Decision

Women with an average risk of breast cancer should have screening mammography every 2 years during ages 50 to 74, according to updated recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

April 21st 2015

Combining Immunotherapies Shrinks Melanoma Tumors

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center found combining 2 immunotherapies to be safe and elicit a clinical response in patients with metastatic melanoma.

April 20th 2015

Trading Conflict for Synergy: The New Normal for Oncology and Palliative Care

Michael D. Fratkin, MD

April 20th 2015

Studies Find Keytruda Effective Against 3 Cancer Types

One of the hot new cancer immunotherapy drugs, Merck & Co's Keytruda, strongly benefited patients with melanoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to 3 studies presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference.

April 19th 2015

Blood Test Could Be Alternative to Cancer Biopsy

In the usual cancer biopsy, a surgeon cuts out a piece of the patient's tumor, but researchers in labs across the country are now testing a potentially transformative innovation. They call it the liquid biopsy.

April 18th 2015

Lung Cancer Drug Delays Disease More Than a Year

An experimental lung cancer pill from AstraZeneca delays disease progression by more than a year, according to new data presented at European Lung Cancer Conference.

April 17th 2015

Exhaustive Study Creates Case for Co-Testing for Cervical Cancer

The study, in more than 250,000 women, found that combining Pap test with HPV screening works best in identifying women with cervical cancer and reduces the possibility of false negatives.

April 17th 2015

Comprehensive Support for Individuals Living With Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers Complements Palliative Care Services

Dan Klein Jamie Bearse

April 17th 2015

Global Outlook on Palliative Care in Cancer

Megan O'Brien, PhD

April 17th 2015

Patient, Physician, and Payer Conversations in Palliative Care: Moving Beyond Fear

Patti Forest, MD, MBA, FAAFP

April 17th 2015

Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Issues, Challenges, and Possible Solutions in the United States

Mary Kruczynski

April 17th 2015

Pregnancy Could Worsen Melanoma Outcomes, Study Confirms

While the effect of pregnancy on melanoma has been debated for several years, a study at the Cleveland Clinic has provided evidence that women who were pregnant or recently pregnant at the time of melanoma diagnosis were 5.1 times more likely to die of the disease than those who were not.

April 16th 2015

How and Why Oncologists Should Do Palliative Care-or Get Some Assistance Doing It

Alessandra Colaianni, BA, MPhil Sarina Isenberg, BA, MA Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP, FASCO, FAAHPM

April 16th 2015

Cancer Patients Do Not Demand Inappropriate Intervention, Study Finds

An accompanying editorial by a Fred Hutch researcher says, "The demanding cancer patient looks less like a budget buster and more like an urban myth."

April 16th 2015

From Choosing Wisely, Advice for Palliative Care Specialists and Guidance for Cancer Patients

Mary K. Caffrey

April 16th 2015

Study Suggests Lung Cancer Screening Criteria May Not Capture All Smokers Who Need It

Mary K. Caffrey

April 16th 2015

Q&A on Palliative Care

Andrew Smith

April 16th 2015

Creating Value-Based Metrics for Cancer Care: A Stakeholder-Informed, Evidence-Driven Approach

Scott D. Ramsey, MD, PhD Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH

April 16th 2015

When Is the Right Time for Palliative Care in Oncology? The Sooner, the Better!

Marian Grant, DNP, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN

April 16th 2015

The Challenges With Ensuring the Validity and Utility of Diagnostic Tests

Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD

April 16th 2015

Standardizing the Role of the Oncology Patient Navigator

The George Washington University Cancer Institute has finalized 45 core competency statements for oncology patient navigators, who have become critical members of the health care team.

April 16th 2015

New Breast Cancer Study Underscores Importance of Validating Clinical Findings

Investigators tried to validate a previously reported molecular finding on triple negative breast cancer that many hoped would lead to targeted treatments for the aggressive disease. Instead, they discovered that the findings were limited to a single patient and could not be applied to further clinical work.

April 16th 2015

Researchers on Verge of Breakthrough New Class of Cancer Drugs

Inhibiting a previously undruggable protein holds promise for treatment of numerous types of cancer.

April 15th 2015

ASCO Praises Congressional Action on SGR

Following last night's vote by the Senate to repeal the SGR bill, the largest society of oncologists praised the action by Congress to end this Medicare reimbursement controversy.

April 15th 2015

Study Helps Stratify Individuals Most at Risk for Developing Pancreatic Cancer

When people learn they have a lesion in their pancreas that could become pancreatic cancer, they often request frequent CT scans and biopsies, or surgery. Often the lesion is nothing to worry about. A team of international physicians has developed a profile of the patient most at risk of developing lesions that are most likely to develop into cancer.

April 15th 2015

Dr Joseph Alvarnas Joins as Editor-in-Chief of Evidence-Based Oncology

Evidence-Based Oncology is an important forum to have conversations that are needed in medicine today, said Joseph Alvarnas, MD, the new editor-in-chief of the journal.

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