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CME
Acupuncture as Good as Drug at Reducing Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
Acupuncture was as effective as venlafaxine in reducing vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer patients who are taking tamoxifen or anastrozole.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Hormone Therapy Safe and Possibly Protective for BRCA1-Mutation Carriers
In women who carry the BRCA1 mutation, hormone replacement therapy does not increase risk for breast cancer, and may even lower it, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Sex Bias Seen in Adequacy of Cancer Pain Management
How well pain is managed in cancer patients apparently differs between men and women, based on study results published in the August issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Proton Radiation Appears to Lower Risk for Secondary Cancers
Specialized radiation therapy using protons appears to have a reduced risk of inducing secondary cancers, compared with standard photon radiation.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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CME
FDA Approvals: Gamunex, AdreView, Omnitrope
The FDA has approved immune globulin [human, 10%] intravenous infusion, iobenguane I 123 intravenous injection, and a new pen cartridge strength for somatropin [rDNA origin] injection.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Raloxifene Reduces Risk of Endometrial Cancer
While raloxifene and tamoxifen are broadly similar in reducing breast cancer risk, raloxifene also appears to lower the odds of developing endometrial cancer, researchers report in the September 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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New Adjuvant Regimen Extends Survival After Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
An adjuvant interferon-based chemoradiation regimen followed by gemcitabine may improve survival of patients after resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma, according to a report in the August issue of the Annals of Surgery.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Hormone Therapy Before Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer May Shorten Life in Men Over 70
In older men with prostate cancer, the use of hormone therapy before brachytherapy could increase the risk for mortality.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Long-Term Cancer Survivors More Likely to Have Severe Psychological Distress
In people with cancer who survive 5 years or more, severe psychological distress occurs at nearly twice the rate as it does among people without cancer.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Initial Whole-Brain Radiation for Brain Metastases Questioned
Radiation oncologists documenting the deleterious effects of whole-brain radiation on neurocognitive functioning question whether it should remain a standard initial therapy for brain metastases.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Expenses May Cause Cancer Patients to Decline Clinical Trial Enrollment
Cancer patients insured by Medicare's HMO plans might not be able to participate in cancer clinical trials because of prohibitive costs.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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New Model Accurately Predicts Relapse in Breast Cancer
A new model based on standard surgical staging parameters after neoadjuvant endocrine therapy, estrogen-receptor status, and Ki67 levels was able to accurately predict relapse in patients with stage 2 and 3 breast cancer.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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CME
Black Patients, Especially Women, at Higher Risk for Colon Polyps vs Whites
Black men and women will benefit from screening for colonoscopy because they have higher rates of large colon polyps than their white counterparts; therefore, more public education efforts are needed.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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CME/CE
Massage May Relieve Pain, Improve Mood in Patients With Advanced Cancer
In a multisite, randomized trial, massage appeared to have immediate beneficial effects on pain and mood in patients with advanced cancer.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Increasing BMI May Impact Choice of Prostate Cancer Treatment
Obese patients with prostate cancer appear to be more likely to receive nonsurgical treatments than their normal weight counterparts, research shows.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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High Fall Risk Seen in Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Older men with prostate cancer who are on long-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) often show physical performance deficits that significantly increase their risk for falls and injury, researchers report.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Colon Cancer Outcomes Worse at Hospitals With High Medicaid Percentages
Postoperative colon cancer mortality is higher at hospitals with a high percentage of Medicaid patients, according to a report in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Starting Hormone Therapy Soon After PSA Doubles After Radiotherapy Has Benefits
Results of a study indicate a significant benefit to initiating hormonal therapy sooner rather than later in men with early prostate cancer who experience a rapid doubling of their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level within 6 months of radiation therapy.
Reuters Health Information, September 2008
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Should All Cancer Patients Receive Antithrombic Prophylaxis?
Cancer patients have a higher incidence of venous thromboembolism than the general population, but experts do not agree on whether all cancer patients should receive prophylactic therapy.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
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Shorter Radiation for Breast Cancer as Effective, More Convenient
Accelerated radiotherapy schedules, shortened to 3 weeks for whole-breast irradiation and to 1 week with balloon brachytherapy, appear to be as effective as standard radiotherapy, which can take 6 to 7 weeks.
Medscape Medical News, September 2008
