Similar rates of survival without severe morbidity versus placebo in PDA trial ...

Prophylactic irradiation to the chest wall after diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has been a widespread practice across Europe, although the ...

The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) reduces the incidence of symptomatic brain metastases in patients with stage III non–small-cell lung ...

Women with the Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) have a 40 to 60 percent lifetime risk of endometrial cancer and a 10 to 12 percent lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. The ...

All countries recommend travelers be up to date on routine immunizations. Refer to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Immunization Schedule for recommendations. Keep in mind ...

The COCOON trial assessed prophylactic dermatologic regimens in NSCLC patients treated with amivantamab and lazertinib, showing reduced AEs and improved quality of life. Prophylactic treatment ...

Health experts say lenacapavir could reduce the number of global HIV infections significantly. It can protect against HIV with only two injections per year. But it needs to be cheaper to be effective.

This preventive treatment can lower breast cancer risk by at least 90 percent, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and research shows more and more women are turning to this method of ...

In hopes of avoiding future disease, some women at very high risk of developing breast cancer elect to have both breasts surgically removed, a procedure called bilateral prophylactic mastectomy or ...