http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Article/list/40139 Clinical articles and industry reports relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of all cancer types found in all organ systems. A wide-range of topics deal with concepts related to cancer, including its biology, prevention, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and psychosocial impact. Features information relevant to cancer care and cancer research. 2009-11-21T22:19:38Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Novel-Breast-Cancer-Therapy-Exploits-Autophag/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643211?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Targeting a cancer cell's heat shock response protein 70 with panobinostat to induce autophagy in the stressed cell, and then introducing an autophagy inhibitor to force the cell to die off, may be an effective novel treatment strategy for breast cancer, according to a Nov. 16 press briefing presented at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Markers-Hint-at-Who-Cancer-Treatments-Could-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643214?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Several abstracts involving potential biomarkers of prognosis in cancer treatment were presented at a press briefing Nov. 18 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Screening-Guidelines-Updated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643209?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Women should not start getting routine cervical cancer tests until age 21, and then they should repeat them every two years instead of annually though age 30, according to new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209/femaledoc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643209null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patients-With-Limited-English-Present-Practice-Cha/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643382?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Important practice setting differences exist in the use and availability of trained medical interpreters and telephone interpretation services for communicating with limited English proficient patients, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Health Services Research. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382/patienttest_59156.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/AUA-clarifies-recommendations-on-early-prostate-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641755?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Despite recent news reports disparaging prostate cancer testing, early detection of the disease remains in the best interest of the patient, according to an AUA statement clarifying its testing recommendations. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/462009/641755null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/New-finding-suggests-prostate-biopsy-is-not-always/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641757?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Some elevated PSA levels in men may be caused by a normally occurring hormone and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy, according to results of a recently published study. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/462009/641757null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Oral-agent-improves-survival-in-advanced-bladder-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641756?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A drug that is commonly used to treat lung and colon cancer may prolong survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, researchers reported at the American College of Surgeons clinical congress in Chicago. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/462009/641756null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Higher-Seizure-Risk-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642974?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Women who smoke have a higher risk of seizure, while past smokers have a modestly increased risk of epilepsy, according to a study published in Epilepsia. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974/SS42028.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/AACR-Emerging-Pancreatic-Cancer-Treatments-Evaluat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642976?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Advances that could lead to new treatments for pancreatic cancer were discussed at a press briefing Nov. 17 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642976/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642976null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Imaging-Can-Predict-Early-Response-to-Cancer-Treat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642827?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Imaging by combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography can accurately assess early treatment response to chemoradiotherapy of head and neck cancer, according to a study in the November issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642827/ct_scan.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642827null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Guidelines-Developed-for-Lung-Cancer-Therapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642828?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The American Society of Clinical Oncology updated guidelines for chemotherapy and biologic therapy for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer were published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642828/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642828null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Conference-Offers-Look-at-Cancer-Drugs-in-Pip/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642672?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Cancer drugs currently under development were the focus of a press briefing held on Nov. 16 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Investigates-Syndrome-Akin-to-Neurofibromato/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642513?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A condition recently named Legius syndrome -- associated with SPRED1 mutations -- may be difficult to differentiate from neurofibromatosis type 1 based on dermatologic findings, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642513/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642513null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mothers-Smoking-Associated-With-Breast-Feeding-Pra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642510?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Mothers who smoke may be less likely to begin breast-feeding, and, if they do initiate it, they may be more likely to cease earlier than nonsmoking mothers, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510/SS36025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/National-Mammography-Recommendations-Revised/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642365?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Routine mammography screening for breast cancer is recommended for women between the ages of 50 and 74, and should be repeated every two years, according to revised recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Links-Folic-Acid-and-Vitamin-Bsub12sub-to-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642506?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The use of folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation is associated with increased cancer incidence and cancer mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642506/67102.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642506null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Capecitabine-Linked-to-Benefit-in-Breast-Cancer-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642174?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A chemotherapy regimen including capecitabine is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to a combination of standard drugs, according to research published online Nov. 10 in The Lancet. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/No-Adverse-Effects-Seen-After-Testis-Biopsy-in-Boy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642170?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The biopsy of testicular tissue from prepubescent boys with cancer for cryopreservation did not cause serious adverse after-effects and may someday offer a way to preserve fertility, according to a study published online Oct. 27 in Human Reproduction. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-to-Lower-Anemia-Risk-Linked-to-Pulmonary-Emb/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642172?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to reduce anemia risk has rapidly increased since their approval to nearly half of advanced cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, but they are associated with a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism while having no effect on the rate of blood transfusion, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172/blood_MIC029ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Optical-Techniques-Accurately-Identify-Precancerou/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642176?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 During routine colonoscopy, optical diagnosis may be as reliable and more cost-effective for correctly diagnosing small colorectal polyps than conventional histopathology, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642176/colonoscopy.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642176null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Linked-to-Less-Risk-of-High-Grade-Prostat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641793?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Exercise was associated with lower risk of prostate cancer upon biopsy, as well as lower risk of high-grade disease in those with cancer, and African-American men with increased low-density lipoprotein showed a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to two studies in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793/workout.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Rate-Increases-Slightly-in-United-States/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641668?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The number of Americans who smoke increased slightly from 2007 to 2008, and the figure has hardly changed at all in the past five years, according to a report in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668/HCH051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Examines-Outcome-of-Upper-Urinary-Tract-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641796?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, the location of the tumor in the renal pelvis compared to the ureter doesn't predict cancer-specific mortality, according to research published in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641796/urinespecimen_40025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641796null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Morning-Colonoscopies-Found-to-Yield-More-Polyps/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641342?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The number of polyps detected by colonoscopy declines as the day progresses, indicating that those conducting endoscopies may be at their most adept at the start of the day, according to a study in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641342/colonoscopy2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641342null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Treatment-Needed-for-Drug-Induced-Hypertensi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641341?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Early management of cediranib-induced hypertension is effective in patients with advanced cancers, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641341/bloodpressure_59273.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641341null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pregabalin-Can-Reduce-Hot-Flash-Frequency-and-Seve/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641476?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Pregabalin (Lyrica) is as effective as other drugs in reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641476/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641476null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-May-Improve-Survival-in-Head-and-Neck-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641336?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Adding cetuximab to radiation treatment improves long-term five-year survival in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641336/IV_59013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641336null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Increased-Cancer-Recurrence-Linked-to-High-Breast-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641144?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Women with invasive breast cancer and high-density breast tissue who undergo breast-conserving surgery without radiotherapy are likely at an increased risk of recurrence, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Cancer. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641144/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641144null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Report-Highlights-Years-Major-Cancer-Advances/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641017?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The year's most important clinical cancer research studies, including 15 major advances, are highlighted in a new report, "Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention and Screening," published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-Errors-Disclosure-Can-Help-Physicians-and-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641010?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Physicians are willing to share their experiences of making diagnostic errors, and analyzing them systematically helps point the way to improve future diagnoses, according to a study in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, while a second study in the same issue finds that patients give higher quality ratings when adverse events are disclosed. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Use-of-Medical-Assistants-Can-Benefit-Primary/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641148?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Expanded use of lower level clinical personnel, such as medical assistants, in primary care can enhance patient care but only if the clinical personnel are trained and integrated into the practice culture, according to a pair of studies in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641148/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641148null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Estrogens-Found-to-Modestly-Increase-Breast-Densit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641011?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, the use of conjugated equine estrogens may lead to a small increase in mammographic density maintained over 24-months, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Study-Finds-Costs-of-Quality-Programs-Burden-Pract/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641012?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The cost of providing data and support for health system quality-improvement programs can put a significant burden on primary care practices, and changes in the outcomes of trials are often made without being disclosed, according to two studies in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Chronic-Pain-Can-Be-a-Problem-Years-After-Breast-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640823?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Despite breast-conserving surgery and other advances, post-breast surgery pain and sensory disturbances remained problems for many women in a Danish survey reported in the Nov. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640823/Fac075ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640823null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Biopsy-Recommended-During-Percutaneous-Vertebropla/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640827?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 During treatment of presumed osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, obtaining bone biopsies may lead to the discovery of unsuspected malignancies, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640827/spine_59050.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640827null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Istodax-Approved-for-Cutaneous-T-Cell-Lymphoma/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640673?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640673null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Earlier-Prostate-Specific-Antigen-Testing-Suggeste/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640828?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The optimal use of prostate specific antigen for early detection of prostate cancer, risk stratification, and post-treatment management is the focus of an article published in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640828/confusedman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640828null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology-Nov-1-5-20/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640421?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640421null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-and-Breast-Cancer-Precursor-Link-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640326?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A decline in the use of postmenopausal hormone treatment in the past decade may be a factor in the decreased incidence of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a suspected precursor of some breast cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Maternal-Smoking-Affects-Risk-of-Childhood-Bad-Beh/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639961?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Maternal smoking is associated with disruptive behavior in 3-year-olds, but the effect varies by gender, the extent to which the mother smoked, and the interaction with other co-occurring conditions, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/High-Testosterone-May-Raise-Cardiac-Risks-in-Older/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639964?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Women over the age of 65 years who have higher levels of testosterone may likely be at greater risk of coronary heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639964/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639964null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Shorter-Working-Hours-May-Compromise-Surgeon-Train/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640097?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Although restricting trainee surgeons' working hours may improve the trainees' quality of life, it may also compromise their education and undermine patient safety, according to an article published Nov. 5 in BMJ. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640097/surgery_18067.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640097null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Program-Found-to-Improve-Cancer-Related-Insomnia/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639865?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Cancer-related insomnia can be improved by behavioral therapy but not epoetin alfa, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639865/sleepy_teen2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639865null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Findings-Hint-at-Green-Tea-Use-in-Oral-Precancerou/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639705?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Green tea extract may be useful in treating oral premalignant lesions, according to research published in the November issue of Cancer Prevention Research. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639705/Hwe009ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639705null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASTRO-Short-Course-of-Breast-Cancer-Irradiation-Ef/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639706?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A three week course of radiation treatment may be as effective as six weeks or more in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. In a related study presented at the meeting, adding radiation to the internal mammary lymph nodes does not improve survival in patients with early-stage breast cancer. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639706/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Switching-to-Light-Cigarettes-May-Lower-Chances-of/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639710?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Smokers who switch to so-called low-tar or 'lighter' brands of cigarettes often do so with the intention to quit, but switching actually reduces the likelihood that they will subsequently quit smoking, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Tobacco Control. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639710/NLF034.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639710null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Cholesterol-May-Decrease-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639482?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Two studies published online Nov. 3 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention may dissolve the long standing concern that low cholesterol levels may lead to a higher risk of cancer. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639482/blood_MIC023ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639482null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mammography-Detection-of-Breast-Cancer-Affects-Mor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639478?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Detection of advanced breast cancers by mammography reduces mortality, and adding MRI to mammography can detect hidden breast cancers in high-risk women, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639478/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Markers-Can-Predict-Risk-of-Melanoma-Recurrence/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639350?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Levels of five markers can identify patients at high risk of recurrent melanoma who could benefit from additional treatment, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639350/melanoma.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639350null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASTRO-Radiation-Beneficial-in-Non-Small-Cell-Lung-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638899?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In patients with non-small cell lung cancer, prophylactic cranial irradiation may help prevent brain metastases, and stereotactic radiotherapy may arrest the growth of lung cancer in frail patients, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638899/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638899null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Stats-Helps-Paint-Picture-of-H1N1-Hospitalizations/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639123?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The age of people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza infection in California during the summer of 2009 was typically younger than the age commonly seen with seasonal influenza, and infants had the highest rates of hospitalization and those aged 50 and older had the highest mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Primary-Care-Physician-Use-of-Pap-Testing-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638900?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gene-Abnormalities-Linked-to-Survival-in-Colon-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639128?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Abnormalities in four genes can predict survival and possibly response to treatment in patients with advanced colon cancer, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639128/genetics_MIC030ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639128null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASTRO-Combination-Therapy-Beneficial-in-Prostate-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638901?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Long-term survival may be increased in medium-risk prostate cancer patients who receive short-term androgen deprivation therapy before and during radiation treatment compared with men who receive radiation alone. In addition, proton beam therapy may be associated with a decreased risk of disease recurrence after 10 years and has minimal side effects after one year, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638901/proscancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638901null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASTRO-Radiotherapy-Found-to-Be-Beneficial-in-Melan/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638658?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In melanoma patients at high risk of regional relapse after lymphadenectomy, adjuvant radiotherapy may significantly improve regional control, according to research presented this week at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638658/melanoma.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638658null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Attitudes-Toward-Flu-Vaccination-Vary-at-Hosp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638659?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 At a large tertiary children's hospital, attitudes toward influenza immunization and vaccine receipt vary among health care workers, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659/orderly_40329.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---Oncology/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638306?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638306null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-H1N1-Influenza-Deaths-Reach-at-Least-114/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638313?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 As of Friday, 19 children had died of H1N1 influenza in the past week, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths from the disease to at least 114, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at an Oct. 30 news conference. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638313/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638313null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Medicaid-Enrollment-Common-Among-Overdose-Deaths/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638310?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Nearly half of patients who overdosed on prescription opioid painkillers in Washington state in the past few years were Medicaid recipients, according to a report in the Oct. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Background-Disease-Rates-Important-in-H1N1-Pandemi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638656?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Vitamin-D-Linked-to-End-Stage-Renal-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638660?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Vitamin D deficiency may explain the increased risk of end-stage renal disease found in non-Hispanic blacks, according to research published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660/dialysis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638660null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prostate-cancer-radiation-therapy-may-increase-rec/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637929?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Compared with the general population, prostate cancer patients treated with radiation therapy were almost twice as likely to develop rectal cancer. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637929null XML http://urologytimes.modernmedicine.com/urologytimes/News/Diabetes-found-to-protect-against-prostate-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638682?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Cardiometabolic disorders and urologic disease represent a "perfect storm" of ailments, according to Kevin T. McVary, MD, who discusses the urologist's role in management. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/452009/638682null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Going-molecular-Translational-research-brings-basi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639587?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Translational research is delivering exciting results in the battle against BCC as well as pachyonychia congenita. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639587null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-risk-prostate-cancer-well-managed-with-active-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637932?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Patients in active surveillance for prostate cancer were almost 20 times more likely to die of causes other than prostate cancer. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637932null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-OBGYNs-NPs-need-to-be-screening-for-colorecta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642858?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Although about 95% of obstetricians/gynecologists and nurse practitioners (NPs) screen their female patients for breast and cervical cancer, only bout 75% screen for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to the findings of a recent study. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/472009/642858null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benign-PSA-enhances-prostate-cancer-detection/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637942?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Benign PSA, measured in serum with a proprietary automated assay, improves prostate cancer detection when it is incorporated into an artificial neural network. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637942null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Virus-a-culprit-Merkel-cell-pathogen-linked-to-up-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639564?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), first identified in rare aggressive Merkel cell carcinoma in 2008, has now been isolated in up to a third of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), according to a new study published online in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639564null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercising-caution-Follicular-melanoma-remains-unk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639560?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Folliculotropic melanoma demands timely action, as little is known about the disease's potential aggressiveness. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639560null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Skin-cancer-amp-aging-Elderly-patients-need-specia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639570?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 All patients should receive equal treatment for skin cancer, but there are important considerations when treating the elderly. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639570null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Protecting-hair-Novel-formulation-halts-chemothera/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639589?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A novel approach that involves using a special formulation of calcitriol proves to impart protection against chemotherapy-induced alopecia. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639589null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lip-reconstruction-Larger-wounds-may-require-two-s/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639557?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Island pedicle flaps and advancement flaps are the mainstay of lip reconstructive surgery, but some wounds will still need something more inventive. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639557null XML http://urologytimes.modernmedicine.com/urologytimes/Prostate+Cancer/Low-risk-prostate-cancer-well-managed-with-active-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638692?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Drs. Scott B. Shappell and Leonard S. Marks discuss clinical use of urine PCA3 mRNA testing for prostate cancer. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/452009/638692null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Diabetes-found-to-protect-against-prostate-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637928?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 A diagnosis of diabetes or cardiometabolic disorders was not associated with an increased risk of incident prostate cancer, but rather a decreased incidence of the disease. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/442009/637928null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Slow-motion-Mohs-surgeons-tackle-difficult-to-dema/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639571?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 One Mohs surgeon is successfully using the "slow Mohs" technique to treat rare melanomas that are large, invasive and amelanotic. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639571null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Recognizing-DM-Desmoplastic-melanoma-frequently-mi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639580?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Because desmoplastic melanoma lacks a definitive clinical presentation, dermatologists often misdiagnose the disease. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/452009/639580null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benefits-Seen-From-Concurrent-Chemotherapy-and-Rad/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638143?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who hadn't undergone surgery, concurrent radiotherapy and non-platinum chemotherapy was associated with fewer recurrences and deaths over 10 years, according to research published online Oct. 28 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638143/womaninpain.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638143null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Endorectal-Imaging-Benefit-Seen-in-Prostate-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638147?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Endorectal magnetic resonance imaging may be useful in categorizing men with stage T1c prostate cancer for proper treatment management, according to research published in the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638147/balding_fac088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638147null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Self-Reports-Underestimate-Number-of-Pregnant-Smok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638028?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Relying on women to self-report whether they smoke results in many pregnant smokers going undetected each year, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in BMJ. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638028/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Study-Looks-at-Rates-of-iC-difficilei-Hospita/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638144?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In hospitalized patients, approximately 10 percent of Clostridium difficile infections are recurrent, with smaller hospitals potentially more impacted than mid- to large-sized hospitals, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638144/orderly_40329.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638144null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Proteins-Expressed-in-Liver-Cancer-May-Indicate-Pr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638023?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The expression of certain epithelial-mesenchymal transition protein regulators in primary hepatocellular carcinoma are correlated with disease invasiveness, metastasis and a poor prognosis, according to a study in the November issue of Hepatology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638023/livercancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638023null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prostate-Specific-Antigen-Velocity-Linked-to-Morta/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637807?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Men with unfavorable prostate cancer whose prostate-specific antigen levels rapidly increase at recurrence have a higher risk of death, but only if they have no or minimal comorbidities, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637807/prostate.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637807null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Overweight-Patients-May-Have-Effect-on-Doctors-Att/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637641?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Physicians have lower respect for patients with high body mass index, which may have an impact on patient care and outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637641/manstomachsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637641null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-Benefits-With-Full-Field-Digital-Mammo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637804?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Full-field digital mammography, along with computer-aided diagnosis, may provide improved detection of microcalcifications and ductal carcinoma in situ, according to research published in the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637804/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637804null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/Minimally-invasive-RP-shows-some-advantages-but-ce/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636232?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Minimally invasive procedures for radical prostatectomy, including robotic assistance, may shorten hospital stays and decrease respiratory and surgical complications, but may also result in an increased rate of certain complications, including incontinence and erectile dysfunction, according to findings from a recent study. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/432009/636232null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Additional-Recommendations-for-Imaging-on-the-Rise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637805?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Recommendations for additional imaging in radiology reports at one institution increased steeply in recent years, and from 1980 to 2006, radiologic and nuclear medicine procedures increased roughly 10-fold and 2.5 fold, respectively, according to two studies the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805/radiologist_18042.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Enews/FDA-approves-therapy-for-advanced-renal-cell-carci/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636235?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 The FDA has approved GlaxoSmithKline?s pazopanib (Votrient) to treat patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/urologytimes/432009/636235null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Gene-Alterations-Replicate-Neurofibromatosis-in-Mi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637803?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Mice containing alterations in two genes involved in cellular signaling are a good model for neurofibromatosis and its transformation into malignant sarcomas, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637803/genetics_MIC027ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637803null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vessel-Type-Linked-to-Disease-Severity-in-Prostate/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637806?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Men with prostate tumors whose vascular supply consists of vessels with primitive morphology are more likely to develop lethal disease, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637806/proscancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637806null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/ACG-Racial-Disparities-Seen-in-Colorectal-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637420?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, African-Americans have a significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer and receiving a diagnosis of late-stage disease, according to a paper presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, held from Oct. 23 to 28 in San Diego. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637420/coloncancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Racial-Disparities-Found-in-Breast-Cancer-Screenin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637424?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 In a statewide screening program for low-income women in South Carolina, race appeared to affect the time to completion of diagnostic workup following suspicious breast abnormalities, according to research published online Oct. 26 in Cancer. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637424/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637424null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Radiologists-May-Be-Reluctant-to-Disclose-Mammogra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637279?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Few radiologists say they would definitely disclose an error affecting the diagnosis of a patient with breast cancer, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of Radiology. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637279/mammogram_18011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637279null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Testicular-Cancer-Survivors-Report-High-Quality-of/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637282?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Long-term survivors of testicular cancer generally report a high quality of life, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637282/lance_armstrong.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637282null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Contralateral-Breast-Cancer-Risk-High-With-Gene-Mu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637277?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Women with cancer in one breast who come from families with a hereditary breast cancer mutation have a nearly 50 percent long-term risk of developing cancer in the opposite breast, particularly if they are younger at first diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637277/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637277null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Arzerra-Approved-for-Chronic-Lymphocytic-Leuke/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637055?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637055null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Liquid-Based-Cytology-Found-No-Better-Than-Pap-Sme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637059?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Liquid-based cytology has no better sensitivity or specificity than conventional cytology for detection of cervical cancer precursors, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637059null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AAO-Myopia-May-Reduce-Risk-of-Diabetic-Retinopathy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637054?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 People with diabetes who are nearsighted are at reduced risk for developing diabetic retinopathy and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy, according to research presented at the fourth annual joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, held from Oct. 24 to 27 in San Francisco. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637054/eyeexam_40291.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637054null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACG-New-Bowel-Preparations-Found-Effective/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636878?contextCategoryId=40139&ref=25 Two new bowel preparations may be effective prior to colonoscopy, according to two studies presented this week at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, held from Oct. 23 to 28 in San Diego. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z 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