The use of tumor markers in testis cancer is low and varies considerably in the United States, despite the role markers can play in providing information pertinent to diagnosis, risk stratification, response to therapy, and disease recurrence. Medscape Medical News
A single round of screening for HPV substantially reduced the incidence of advanced cervical cancer and cervical cancer mortality more effectively than a single conventional cytologic test or visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid. Medscape Medical News
Adoptive cellular gene immunotherapy is a developing technology that may offer new hope to patients with cancer. The current case study and discussion describe the application of this treatment to a patient with glioblastoma mulitforme. Nature Clinical Practice Oncology
Two retrospective studies suggesting that postmenopausal women who take oral bisphosphonates for osteoporosis have a reduced risk for breast cancer have now been published. Medscape Medical News
Three key areas of genetic susceptibility for lung cancer are found to be similar among Caucasian and Asian populations. Is more genetic heterogeneity among diverse populations to be expected? Journal of the National Cancer Institute
