Short-course radiation therapy effective for endometrial cancer patients

In a randomized clinical trial, researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have found that short-course, higher dose vaginal brachytherapy for endometrial cancer had similar

Cardiac toxicity risk factors identified with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

More than half of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib experienced cardiac issues during treatment, according to a multi-institutional study published June 12 in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Drug reverses groin hernias in male mice without surgery, shows promise in humans

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia — a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.