Smartphone, Web App May Help Predict Prognosis for Meningioma
An open-source smartphone and web application has been developed to help predict clinical malignancy and survival outcomes for meningioma.
Cancer
Acupuncture Proved More Effective Than Standard Care in Reducing Radiation-Induced Xerostomia
True acupuncture is more effective than placebo and standard care in reducing the number and severity of radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth) symptoms at 1 year following treatment in patients with head and neck cancer.
Acupuncture and Acupressure May Aid in Pain Management for Patients With Cancer
Researchers found the use of acupuncture and/or acupressure is associated with reduced cancer pain and decreased use of analgesics.
Non-melanoma Skin Cancers Are Less Likely to be Treated in Elderly Patients
Unlike previous studies, the researchers found that in their practice, no-treatment rates between elderly and nonelderly patients with biopsy-proven NMSCs were significantly different.
Behavioral Therapy Helps Reduce Insomnia in Cancer Survivors
A stepped care approach seems beneficial for insomnia treatment among cancer survivors.
Highly Sensitive Imaging for the Characterization of Nerve Sheath Tumors in NF1
A study finds that in characterization of peripheral nerve sheath tumors as benign or malignant in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, MRI-obtained apparent diffusion coefficient and FDG-PET/CT-obtained maximum standardized uptake values are excellent imaging markers.
Darzalex Gets Approval for Additional Multiple Myeloma Indication
The FDA has expanded the approval of Darzalex (daratumumab; Janssen Biotech) to include use in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant.
Carbamazepine and Lamotrigine Associated With Increased Risk for SCC
A comparison of AEDs finds that while most were not associated with skin cancer, carbamazepine and lamotrigine were associated with squamous cell carcinoma.
Seniors Who Develop Cancer Have Better Memory, Slower Decline
Researchers compared long-term memory trajectories in patients before and after they developed incident cancer to those of similarly aged individuals not diagnosed with cancer.
Gait Speed Is Prognostic in Older Patients With Blood Cancer
For older patients with blood cancers, gait speed can identify frailty and predict outcomes.
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