Patients With Head/Neck Cancer See Lower Stroke Risk With Initial Surgery
In oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), the type of initial treatment appears to influence the likelihood of stroke in the years afterward, researchers said. A population-based study of U.S. veterans treated for OPSCC found 23% lower stroke risk for those who underwent up-front surgery compared with patients who received definitive (chemo)radiotherapy, reported Lova L. Sun, […]
Ablating High-Grade Anal Lesions Thwarts Progression to Cancer
A protocol in which high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the anal canal were immediately treated was more effective for preventing incidence of anal cancer in people with HIV, a randomized trial found. In the study involving nearly 4,500 individuals with anal HSIL detected by screening, nine of those assigned to aggressive therapy — mostly […]