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Accelerated Approval Pathway for Cancer Drugs: Does It Work?

Medscape Medical News July 23, 2024

Experts expressed concern that the accelerated pathway for cancer drug approval may be overused and does not always effectively balance access and efficacy.
WHO Upgrades Carcinogenicity of Talc and Acrylonitrile

Medscape Medical News July 24, 2024
'Chemoresistance Can Be Reversed': Toughest Cancers Targeted

Medscape Medical News July 18, 2024

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Which Patients With Early TNBC Can Avoid Chemotherapy?

Medscape Medical News July 26, 2024
Baseline Bone Pain Predicts Survival in Mets Prostate Cancer

Medscape Medical News July 25, 2024
Skin Cancer Varies With Sexual Orientation, Study Finds

Medscape Medical News July 24, 2024
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Two Soliris Biosimilars Approved for PNH in the United States

Medscape Medical News July 23, 2024
Hemophilia: Novel Tx Also Cuts Bleeding in Kids

MDedge News July 23, 2024
How to Manage Unresectable HCC With Liver Dysfunction

MDedge News July 22, 2024
Will Mesometrial Resection Become a New Standard Treatment?

MDedge News July 22, 2024
New Trials in Colorectal Cancer: Could Your Patient Benefit?

Medscape Medical News July 22, 2024

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Colorectal Cancer On the Rise in Young Adults

Commentary July 15, 2024

Prof David Kerr discusses the worrisome trend of increased colorectal cancer incidence in the younger population.
Drug Combinations Improve Survival in Melanoma

Commentary July 25, 2024

Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses oral melanoma abstracts presented at ASCO 2024.
Childhood Cancer Survivors: What Happens Next?

Commentary July 24, 2024
How the New Vitamin D Guidelines Will, and Won't, Change My Practice

Commentary July 24, 2024

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Columnists

Markman on Oncology Maurie Markman, MD

Kris on Oncology Mark G. Kris, MD

Kerr on Oncology David J. Kerr, CBE, MD, DSc, FRCP, FMedSci

Marshall on Oncology John L. Marshall, MD

Miller on Oncology Kathy D. Miller, MD

Weber on Oncology Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD

Parikh on Oncology Ravi B. Parikh, MD, MPP

Lewis on Oncology Mark A. Lewis, MD

Common Sense in Oncology Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD

Practical A.I. Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, MD, MSEd

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Rectal Bleeding and Weight Loss

Case Challenge July 24, 2024

A 47-year-old farmer presents with severe abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. He cannot pass stool or flatus. For the past 2 weeks, he has had a fever. Do you know what's wrong?
Muscle Weakness in a 35-Year-Old Ex-Smoker

Case Challenge July 23, 2024
Patient Simulation: A 63-Year-Old Woman With Chronic Heart Failure

Patient Simulation July 19, 2024
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Interactive Quiz July 17, 2024

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EHA 2024

June 13-16, 2024 Madrid, Spain and Virtual/Online
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May 31-June 04,2024 Chicago, Illinois and Virtual/Online
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June 17-20, 2024 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Medical Debt Delays Care for Those With Depression, Anxiety

Medscape Medical News July 26, 2024

Medical debt affects adults with depression and anxiety, with over 27% delaying or forgoing mental health care. Those with debt are twice as likely to delay or skip care.
Primary Care Meets Artificial Intelligence

Medscape Medical News July 25, 2024
Physicians Cite Barriers in Addiction Care: Study Reveals

Medscape Medical News July 25, 2024
Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care

Medscape Medical News July 24, 2024

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