Hematology/Oncology

• Ask the Experts

• What is melanoma?

• February 16, 2013
• Melanoma is a tumor of melanin-forming cells and can be found in any area of the body that contains melanocytes. According to the World Health...More »

• In the Journals

• Familial risk of cancer not limited to early onset in parents

• February 14, 2013
• Late-onset cancer in a parent is associated with increased risks of the same cancer in offspring, according to results of a prospective study.
  Early-onset...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Melanoma recurred in 16% of patients after negative SLNB

• February 8, 2013
• Sixteen percent of patients experienced melanoma recurrence after a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy that included a false-negative rate of 4%,...More »

• In the Journals

• Higher nonmelanoma skin cancer rate found in HIV-positive patients

• HemOnc Today, March 10, 2013
• Patients who are HIV-positive had a twofold higher incidence rate of nonmelanoma skin cancers compared with patients who were HIV-negative, according to...More »

• In the Journals

• Higher nonmelanoma skin cancer rate found in HIV-positive patients

• Infectious Disease News, March 2013
• Patients who are HIV-positive had a twofold higher incidence rate of nonmelanoma skin cancers compared with patients who were HIV-negative, according to...More »

• In the Journals Perspective

• Mohs surgery safely treated nonagenarians, older patients

• February 1, 2013
• Patients aged 90 years and older may safely undergo Mohs micrographic surgery, according to study results.
  Researchers studied 214 patients in this age...More »

• In the Journals

• 91% of Hispanics reported lack of regular skin examinations

• January 31, 2013
• Most Hispanic patients reported not knowing the risk factors for skin cancer and not receiving a regular skin examination or performing an annual skin...More »

• In the Journals

• Tremelimumab failed to improve survival in advanced melanoma

• HemOnc Today, February 25, 2013
• The single-agent antibody tremelimumab failed to significantly improve OS compared with standard chemotherapy in first-line treatment of patients with...More »

• In the Journals

• Better outcomes anticipated when SCC invade smaller nerves

• January 25, 2013
• Squamous cell carcinoma tumors invading small-caliber nerves might have a better prognosis, according to study results.
  Researchers in Boston studied 114...More »

• In the Journals

• Opioids overprescribed to patients following dermatologic surgery

• HemOnc Today, January 25, 2013
• Thirty-five percent of patients who underwent dermatologic surgery did not use the opioids prescribed for them afterward, indicating an overprescribing of...More »

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