New Treatments, New Hope
Mutated Gene Markers Predict Outcome for Patients With AML
Researchers have made a new discovery in mice that may allow patients with acute myeloid leukemia to be spared from toxic treatments, while also opening the door to new therapies. The new study has identified a number of specific gene mutations that correlate with prognosis and treatment response.
Cancer During Pregnancy Can Be Treated Successfully
An estimated 3,500 women in the United States receive a diagnosis of cancer during pregnancy each year. Each woman in this situation is faced with a dilemma: delaying her treatment may risk her life, but proceeding with therapy may risk harming her unborn child.
Cancer Therapies Are Linked to Thyroid Dysfunction
A new review of targeted therapies’ and immunotherapies’ adverse effects on the thyroid gland, including recommendations for screening and treatment, has been published. The study reported that the therapies are linked to thyroid dysfunction in 20%–50% of patients, which can result in adverse effects on patients’ quality of life.
New Research Provides Insight Into the Link Between Obesity and Cancer
It has long been known that being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk for many types of cancer, including postmenopausal breast, endometrial, colorectal, esophageal, gallbladder, kidney, pancreatic, and thyroid cancer. The questions is, why? What is the process through which excess weight increases cancer risk?
Tool Predicts Erectile Function After Prostate Cancer
Men with newly diagnosed, low-risk prostate cancer face difficult decisions about treatment. Options include radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), or brachytherapy, all of which provide high rates of disease control but are associated with quality of life (QOL) complications, such as erectile dysfunction. A new tool may help patients predict the risk of this impairment.
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