Secondary surgery does not improve overall survival for recurrent ovarian cancer patients
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that secondary tumour-reduction, or…
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Patients aged 85 years and older generally fare well after colectomy
As people are living longer, more elderly patients are being diagnosed with age-related colon cancer,…
ESMO 2019: Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery
Men with prostate cancer can be spared radiotherapy after surgery, according to late breaking results…
Trial finds high-dose radiation effective for men whose prostate cancer has spread
A randomised clinical trial of targeted, high-dose radiation for men with oligometastatic prostate cancer has…
New imaging technology could ‘revolutionise’ cancer surgery
Cancer treatment could be dramatically improved by an invention at the University of Waterloo to…
Video assisted lung surgery reduces complications and hospital stays
Video-assisted thoracic surgery is associated with lower in-hospital complications and shorter length of stay compared…
New material could make it easier to remove pre-cancerous colon polyps
More than 15 million colonoscopies are performed in the United States every year, and in…
Study argues breast and gynecologic surgery should not be combined
Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures with…
Biomaterial-delivered chemotherapy leads to long-term survival in brain cancer
A combination of chemotherapy drugs during brain cancer surgery using a biodegradable paste, leads to…
In ovarian cancer care, focus on high-volume centres could come at a cost
Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume hospitals could improve survival but may also reduce access…