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The Delicate Balance Between Hope and Reality
How can clinicians help patients maintain hope, even when further treatments are unlikely to be of benefit? In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall asks when is it time to have the "talk"?
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 2008
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New Insights on Glioblastoma Via a Comprehensive Genomics Approach
The author discusses new findings about the genetics of glioblastoma.
Medscape Genomic Medicine, November 2008
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Same-Day Pathology Reports With a Rapid Tissue-Processing Method
Commentary on a study on a microwave-assisted rapid tissue-processing method, published September 2008 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Medscape General Surgery, November 2008
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Kaunitz on Women's Health: Vitamin D -- Not Just for Bones
Andrew Kaunitz's Gyn Video Blog: find out about the myriad of positive ways that vitamin D contributes to health.
Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, November 2008
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Adjuvant Treatment May Not Be Right for All Patients
In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall talks about microsatellite instability, a marker that may reveal which patients with early colorectal cancer should forgo standard adjuvant treatment.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 2008
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Elucidation of the Role of MicroRNA in Healthy Cells and Disease
The author discusses new findings regarding microRNAs in health and disease.
Medscape Genomic Medicine, November 2008
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Endoscopic Rescreening After a Negative Colonoscopy: How Long Should We Wait?
Commentary on a study on the appropriate interval between screening colonoscopies, published September 2008 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Medscape General Surgery, November 2008
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What Is the Effect of Delayed Radiation After Primary Breast Cancer Treatment?
Women in developing nations many not have access to radiation facilities or may delay such treatment. Does radiation still have value in preventing disease recurrence when it is delayed?
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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Two Primaries or Metastatic Disease?
In his latest video blog, Dr. Maurie Markman discusses advances in the process of determining whether synchronous malignant findings represent 2 unrelated primary cancers or metastatic disease.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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Clinical and Molecular Biomarkers in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
In this expert column, Dr. Vincent Miller and Dr. Trever Bivona discuss the importance of biomarkers in selecting NSCLC patients for treatment with targeted therapies.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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Secondary Malignancies: What, When, Why, in Whom?
As the number of cancer survivors grows, so does the incidence of secondary malignancies. Primary care providers need to be vigilant about surveillance, early detection, and prompt intervention.
NCCN Clinical Practice Oncology Forum, October 2008
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The Potential Utility of BMSC Transplantation in Chronic Paraplegics
In this video blog Ron Shapiro, MD discusses a fascinating study of progressive functional recovery in paraplegic pigs after autologous BMSC transplantation.
October 2008
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Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View
John Geyman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington, explains what will happen when the American health insurance industry dies.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
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Fecal Occult Blood Screening Does Reduce Death From Colon Cancer
Dr. George Lundberg discusses how fecal blood occult screening does reduce death from colon cancer.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
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Maintaining Quality of Life in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Martine Piccart
Sequential vs combination chemotherapy? Bevacizumab? Ixabepilone? Dr. Martine Piccart offers her perspectives on treatment for metastatic breast cancer, with particular focus on quality of life.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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Pancreatic Cancer: More Than One Flavor?
In this videoblog, Dr. John Marshall talks about how our growing ability to prospectively define tumors according to their genetics is likely to be the key to applying highly effective anticancer treatments.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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A Call to Arms (and Noses): Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers
Do data suggest that vaccination of healthcare workers prevents infection in their patients? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses recent evidence in her video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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Another Good Reason Not to Smoke
In this video blog, Dr. Maurie Markman reports on a study suggesting that smoking may potentiate the carcinogenic effect of high-risk HPV infection in women.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
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Scientists Discover Neuroblastoma Gene
The author discusses new findings about a genetic cause of neuroblastoma.
Medscape Genomic Medicine, October 2008
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Let's Not Give Up on Dual Antibodies in Colon Cancer...Yet
In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall observes that despite unexpected negative results in the PACCE and CAIRO2 trials, dual antibody therapy may yet play a role in colorectal cancer.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, October 2008
