2019 News Articles

Can Topical Drugs Help Prevent Breast Cancer?

Posted 12/04/2018
The drug tamoxifen can help prevent breast cancer in women at an increased risk of the disease. But many women who stand to benefit from tamoxifen do not take the drug—a pill—because of concerns about side effects, such as hot flashes and the increased risk of blood clots and stroke. To explore alternatives to oral tamoxifen that might have fewer side effects, researchers are testing a topical form of the drug in two clinical trials. These randomized placebo-controlled studies are evaluating a gel formulation of tamoxifen called 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT) that women apply directly to the...
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Hepatitis Goes Undiagnosed in Cancer Patients

Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in cancer patients show that an alarmingly high rate of undiagnosed acute and chronic hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis B and C are serious but... Read More

POSTED: 01/17/2019
Portrait of Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD

For Early-Stage Lung Cancer, Study Identifies Potential New Biomarker, Treatment Target

A new study has identified a potential biomarker of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The biomarker could help diagnose precancerous lung growths (called nodules or lesions) and early-stage lung cancers... Read More

POSTED: 01/03/2019
Imaging scans identified a lung nodule (panels A and B) which, over the course of 11 months progressed (panels C and D) and, following a biopsy, was confirmed as lung cancer.