Breast, Prostate Cancer Common in Patients With COVID-19 and Cancer History
For patients hospitalized with COVID-19, prostate cancer was the most common cancer type across all databases.
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Lymphoma Patients Show Continued Cognitive Decline After Chemotherapy
Lymphoma patients displayed cognitive decline 6 months after chemotherapy, both by objective assessment and self-report.
Underdosing in Patients With Cancer and Obesity: A Thing of the Past?
New guidelines recommend using the full approved doses of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for patients with cancer and obesity.
Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: An Update
The occurrence rate of BIA-ALCL following breast augmentation with textured implants is variable, with the reported lifetime risk ranging from 1 in 355 to 1 in 86,029 patients.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Imaging Misinterpretation: An Interview With Lacey McIntosh, DO, MPH
Oncologists and patients should be aware of the potential manifestations of the COVID-19 vaccination on imaging and the consequences this might have on disease assessment, treatment monitoring, and decision-making.
Risk for Hodgkin Lymphoma Increased With Allergic Disease, Eczema
The risk for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is increased in association with immunosuppression, allergic disease, and eczema.
Pretreatment Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Outcomes in Hodgkin Lymphoma
Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma who were deficient for vitamin D experienced reduced progression-free and overall survival.
Survival Disparities in Pediatric Patients With Lymphoma Based on Ethnicity
Compared with white patients, Hispanic and non-Hispanic black patients had significantly poorer rates of postrelapse overall survival.
Study Shows Promise of Precision Medicine for Most Common Type of Lymphoma
A clinical trial has shown that patients with a specific molecular subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are more likely to respond to the drug ibrutinib (Imbruvica) than patients with another molecular subtype of the disease. The study appeared online July 20, 2015, in Nature Medicine.
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