ONCOLOGY

The new quality standards state that the results of F‑18 FDG PET‑CT scans should be reported within one week of the decision to scan

Cancer Research UK announces the first UK trial of breath biopsy technology to detect multiple cancer types.

Chinese medicine delivers results in meta-analysis.

ESSC responded better than adenomas, both with manageable toxicity.

Nationwide, population-based case-control study of 301,425 cases and 576,971 controls.

Results run counter to NCCN guidelines.

Study is largest to date on treatment of ESCC.

In the TAGS trial, preventing the degradation of the thymidine analog trifluridine prolonged overall survival in metastatic gastric cancer.

A pooled analysis of 4 randomised controlled trials involving 1654 patients.

Study finds tumor histology a significant factor in benefit of neoadjuvant CRT vs CT alone.

Major postoperative complications more common at either end of the BMI spectrum.

No survival advantage in patients receiving trastuzumab plus chemotherapy.

Preoperative exercise and nutrition conditioning boosts function after cancer surgery.

Locoregional failure is an issue with the standard dose.