Robotic-assisted surgery for gynecologic procedures
November 9th 2021“Today, many of these cases are done as open surgery, including approximately 60% of all hysterectomies performed globally, despite the clear benefits of minimally invasive surgery, which includes fewer complications, a shorter hospital stay, and a faster return to normal activities,” Peron told Contemporary OB/GYN®.
Lack of health insurance directly reduces cancer screening rates, most recent and long-term
November 8th 2021Disparities across the globe continue to surface as we approach year 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in health care. As one considers its implications, a research team from the American Cancer Society investigated its potential impact on early cancer detection.
vNOTES: where does it fit in the gynecologic surgery armamentarium?
November 8th 2021The reality is that traditional laparoscopic surgery provides excellent outcomes, great surgical exposure, and the flexibility to tackle almost any clinical situation. As such it is a high bar to overcome—vNOTES is essentially single port vaginal surgery.
Women with sleep-disordered breathing linked to insulin resistance and gestational diabetes risk
November 4th 2021An abstract presented at CHEST 2021 showed that women who entered pregnancy with sleep-disordered breathing were associated with higher levels of insulin resistance and potential risk of gestational diabetes.
Adverse pregnancy outcomes linked to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities
November 3rd 2021Socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities among women in England were responsible for adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirths, preterm births, and births with fetal growth restriction, with the largest inequalities among Black and South Asian women.
Dynamic treatment for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer
November 2nd 2021Standard chemotherapy has historically been the mainstay of treatment for patients with diagnoses of early-stage TNBC, but there remains an unmet need to identify novel therapies that improve outcomes and, equally important, to discern which patients may benefit from a given treatment.
Recruitment to Phase 2 Trial Examining PDS0101 Triplet in HPV Cancers Temporarily Suspended
November 1st 2021The clinical-stage immunotherapy company PDS Biotechnology Corporation has announced the temporary suspension of recruitment to the National Cancer Institute–led phase 2 trial, which is evaluating a novel triplet combination comprised of PDS0101 and 2 immunomodulating agents in patients with advanced human papillomavirus cancers.
CoopERA Results Show Benefits of Giredestrant in ER+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer
October 29th 2021Sara Hurvitz, MD, discusses the coopERA study and how these data, along with findings from other clinical trials, could lead to significant changes in treatment for patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.
Supreme Court to review Texas abortion law
October 28th 2021The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review Texas’ controversial abortion ban on Nov. 1. However, they refused to block the law during the examination process, during which they will decide whether the Department of Justice has the right to sue to block the law.
Community-based activity programs benefit underserved breast cancer survivors
October 27th 2021Medically underserved and minority breast cancer survivors experienced improved outcomes and quality of life after participating in community-based physical activity programs, according to recent study results.