Patient-Provider Discussions About Cancer Treatment Costs Decrease Out-of-Pocket Spending [unable to retrieve full-text content] “What is currently unknown is how many patients with cancer engaged in patient–provider cost discussions about their treatment plan and how much of …Published at Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:30:00 +0000
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Together Europe can beat pandemics, Alzheimer’s, cancer In the past 12 months, the Corona pandemic has called into question many things that were previously taken for granted. Health is elementary. The terrible images from Bergamo in the spring showed how helpless we are on our own. However, together we can stop Corona. That is why […]
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4 things every woman should know about cervical cancer 4 things every woman should know about cervical cancer& |  Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights Most cervical cancer cases are caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection Using oral contraceptives for a longer period of time, and being overweight can also increase the risk of […]
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Utilization of radiation therapy in multiple myeloma: trends and changes in practice This article was originally published here Ann Hematol. 2021 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s00277-020-04371-1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Plasma cell disorders including plasmacytomas and multiple myeloma (MM) are exquisitely radiosensitive, and thus, radiation therapy (XRT) is used effectively in their management. The role […]
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Novel Drug with Dexamethasone Safe in Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma The novel drug melflufen with dexamethasone was effective in treating patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who were heavily pretreated with pomalidomide (a chemotherapy drug) and/or an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody (a substance that helps the immune system eliminate cancer cells). In this phase 2 […]
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