August 22, 2025

Linear Hyperpigmentation After Chemotherapy: What's Your Diagnosis?

A 15-year-old girl developed distinctive, painless, whip-like streaks across her trunk and back after receiving combination chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor. What’s your diagnosis?

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August 20, 2025

USO Tied to Lower HGSC Risk, Study Shows

Researchers assess whether unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy before age 50 lowers cancer risk without raising cardiovascular or bone complications.

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August 15, 2025

Upfront Radical Cytoreductive Surgery Extends Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

The TRUST trial is the first phase III randomized study to show improved progression-free survival for primary cytoreductive surgery compared with interval surgery without compromising short-term or l...

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August 14, 2025

AI Spots One-Third of Missed Cancers, Study Shows

AI analyzes digital breast tomosynthesis images and localizes interval cancers in retrospective screening data.

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August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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August 08, 2025

Mortality in Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer—Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Cytoreductive Surgery Case Volume

In a cross-sectional study reported in JAMA Network Open, Abel et al found that higher rates of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a higher annual volume of cytoreductive surgery were associated with better...

The ASCO Post

August 06, 2025

Could Saliva Replace Blood for Cancer Screening?

Ultra-sensitive Bluetooth biosensor detects breast cancer markers HER2 and CA15-3 in saliva within one second

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August 01, 2025

Physicians Urged to Defend USPSTF Role

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance and partners are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to preserve U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s evidence-based role in safeguarding access to no-cost colorectal cancer screening.

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July 29, 2025

Chemo's Impact on Brain Explored

Neuroimaging detects reduced grey matter in multiple brain regions among breast cancer patients after chemotherapy, raising concern for long-term cognitive risks.

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