Category: onco

FDA panel endorses breast cancer surgery alternative

An FDA advisory panel endorsed a minimally invasive breast cancer surgery alternative at a Nov. 7 meeting. 

Some ovarian cancer doesn't respond to chemotherapy, new Mount Sinai test shows 

A method for predicting which ovarian cancer patients are unlikely to benefit from chemotherapy was discovered by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, according to a study published in Cell Aug. 3.