The 1 Unexpected Sign Of Colon Cancer, According To Doctors
Tetra Images via Getty Images While not the most common sign, narrow stools can be indicative of colorectal cancer. With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease. Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been increasing since the 1990s, according to Dr. […]
Surveillance Still Not an Option for Many With Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism
Only a narrow pool of outpatients with acute subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) may be candidates for structured surveillance without anticoagulation based on current guideline restrictions, a retrospective study found. At one large integrated health system, only one person out of 229 low-risk adults received structured surveillance for subsegmental PE — a “remarkably low” 0.4% over […]
FDA Panel Rejects Broad Olaparib Indication in Metastatic CRPC
In a near-unanimous vote on Friday, outside advisors to the FDA recommended a narrow indication should the agency approve olaparib (Lynparza) plus abiraterone (Zytiga) as initial treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). In an 11-1 vote (with one abstention), the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommended that any approval be restricted to patients with […]