Articles by Topic

Trying to find a specific OncoLog article or information about a particular topic? Look under one of the following headings:

• Types of Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Brain Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Leukemia/Lymphoma
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Skin Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Cancer
  • Other Cancers
• Related Diseases
• Prevention
• Screening and Diagnosis
• Treatments
• Research
• Survivorship
• MD Anderson Departments/Programs
  

Types of Cancer

Bone Cancer

Brain Cancer

• Bevacizumab for Glioblastoma (June 2012)

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Breast Cancer

• Robotic Surgery Makes Tissue Harvest for Breast Reconstruction Less Invasive (May 2013)
• Emerging Vaccines Take Aim at Preventing Recurrent Breast Cancer (January 2013)
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Clinical Challenge, Research Enigma (September 2012)
• Biology, More Than Chemotherapy Timing, Drives Locoregional Recurrence in Patients Who Undergo Breast-Conserving Therapy (April 2012)
• Treating Cancer in Pregnant Patients (October 2011)

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Cervical Cancer

• Compass: Early-Stage Cervical Cancer (July 2012)
• New HPV Vaccine Recommendations Could Have Multiple Benefits (March 2012)

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Gastrointestinal Cancer

• Compass: Early- and Intermediate-Stage Gastric Cancer (August 2011)

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Head and Neck Cancer

• Compass: Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil (January 2012)
• Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal and Oropharyngeal Tumors (November-December 2011)

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Leukemia/Lymphoma

• Preventing and Treating Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Stem Cell Transplantation (April 2013)
• New Drugs Increase Treatment Options for Patients with Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (March 2013)
• New Treatments for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia May Improve Patient Outcomes (April 2012)
• New Targeted Therapy Offers Hope in Relapsed Hodgkin and Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma (September 2011)
• A New Era in Treating Patients Who Have Multiple Myeloma (July 2011)

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Liver Cancer

• Compass: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (January 2013)

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Lung Cancer

• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Achieves High Control Rates in Lung Cancer (September 2012)
• Compass: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stage IIIA (October 2011)
• Landmark Trial Shows Potential of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Screening (July 2011)

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Prostate Cancer

• Precision Robotic Tools Facilitate Minimally Invasive Prostatectomy (March 2012)
• Fluorescence Cystoscopy Detects Hard-to-Find Bladder Tumors (March 2012)
• Prostate Cancer Screening (November-December 2011)
• Novel Agents for Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Include Potent Androgen Blockers and Immunotherapies (September 2011)

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Skin Cancer

Soft Tissue Cancer

• Compass: Stage II or III Soft Tissue Sarcoma (June 2011)

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Other Cancers

• Compass: Early-Stage Testicular Cancer (October 2012)
• Preoperative Chemotherapy Offers Best Outcomes for Patients with Rare Bladder Cancer (August 2012)
• Compass: Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (May 2012)
• Fluorescence Cystoscopy Detects Hard-to-Find Bladder Tumors (March 2012)
• New HPV Vaccine Recommendations Could Have Multiple Benefits (March 2012)

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Related Diseases

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies (May 2013)
• Preventing and Treating Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Stem Cell Transplantation (April 2013)
• Advances in Pulmonary Medicine Facilitate Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment (March 2013)
• Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Cancer Patients Requires Personalized Management (February 2013)
• Managing Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients (February 2013)
• Wide Range of Cancer Treatments May Produce Ocular Complications (November-December 2012)
• Treatments May Alleviate and Reverse Central Nervous System Radiation Necrosis (October 2012)
• Addressing Psychological Concerns for Cancer Patients (August 2012)

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Prevention

• Compass: Breast Cancer Risk Reduction (April 2013)
• Research Explores Link Between Thrombocytosis and Cancer (November-December 2012)
• New HPV Vaccine Recommendations Could Have Multiple Benefits (March 2012)

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Screening and Diagnosis

• Research Explores Link Between Thrombocytosis and Cancer (November-December 2012)
• Fluorescence Cystoscopy Detects Hard-to-Find Bladder Tumors (March 2012)
• Prostate Cancer Screening (November-December 2011)
• Landmark Trial Shows Potential of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for Lung Cancer Screening (July 2011)

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Treatments

• New Drugs Increase Treatment Options for Patients with Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (March 2013)
• Emerging Vaccines Take Aim at Preventing Recurrent Breast Cancer (January 2013)
• Compass: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (January 2013)
• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Achieves High Control Rates in Lung Cancer (September 2012)
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Clinical Challenge, Research Enigma (September 2012)
• Preoperative Chemotherapy Offers Best Outcomes for Patients with Rare Bladder Cancer (August 2012)
• Addressing Psychological Concerns for Cancer Patients (August 2012)
• Compass: Early-Stage Cervical Cancer (July 2012)
• Minimally Invasive Component Separation Reduces Wound-Healing Complications from Abdominal Surgery (June 2012)
• Bevacizumab for Glioblastoma: Symptom Relief Proven, Overall Survival Benefit Being Studied (June 2012)
• VEGF Inhibitors: Promises and Challenges (June 2012)
• Biology, More Than Chemotherapy Timing, Drives Locoregional Recurrence in Patients Who Undergo Breast-Conserving Therapy (April 2012)
• New Treatments for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia May Improve Patient Outcomes (April 2012)
• Precision Robotic Tools Facilitate Minimally Invasive Prostatectomy (March 2012)
• Compass: Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil (January 2012)
• Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal and Oropharyngeal Tumors (November-December 2011)
• Treating Cancer in Pregnant Patients (October 2011)
• Compass: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stage IIIA (October 2011)
• Novel Agents for Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Include Potent Androgen Blockers and Immunotherapies (September 2011)
• New Targeted Therapy Offers Hope in Relapsed Hodgkin and Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma (September 2011)
• Addressing the Cardiac Complications of Cancer Treatment (August 2011)
• Compass: Early- and Intermediate-Stage Gastric Cancer (August 2011)
• A New Era in Treating Patients Who Have Multiple Myeloma (July 2011)
• Compass: Stage II or III Soft Tissue Sarcoma (June 2011)

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Research

• New Drugs Increase Treatment Options for Patients with Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (March 2013)
• Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Cancer Patients Requires Personalized Management (February 2013)
• Managing Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients (February 2013)
• Emerging Vaccines Take Aim at Preventing Recurrent Breast Cancer (January 2013)
• Research Explores Link Between Thrombocytosis and Cancer (November-December 2012)
• Wide Range of Cancer Treatments May Produce Ocular Complications (November-December 2012)
• New Software May Provide a Standardized Reporting System for Diagnostic Radiologists (November-December 2012)
• Treatments May Alleviate and Reverse Central Nervous System Radiation Necrosis (October 2012)
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Clinical Challenge, Research Enigma (September 2012)
• Preoperative Chemotherapy Offers Best Outcomes for Patients with Rare Bladder Cancer (August 2012)
• Geriatricians Play an Increasingly Important Role in Cancer Care (July 2012)
• Minimally Invasive Component Separation Reduces Wound-Healing Complications from Abdominal Surgery (June 2012)
• Advances in Gene Mapping Technology May Accelerate Cancer Drug Development (May 2012)
• Exploring Causes of and Treatments for Neuropathy in Cancer Patients (November-December 2011)
• Compass: Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Stage IIIA (October 2011)
• Novel Agents for Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Include Potent Androgen Blockers and Immunotherapies (September 2011)
• New Targeted Therapy Offers Hope in Relapsed Hodgkin and Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma (September 2011)
• Compass: Early- and Intermediate-Stage Gastric Cancer (August 2011)

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Survivorship

• Robotic Surgery Makes Tissue Harvest for Breast Reconstruction Less Invasive (May 2013)
• Program Offers Physicians Courses on Treating Cancer Patients and Survivors (March 2013)
• Wide Range of Cancer Treatments May Produce Ocular Complications (November-December 2012)
• Treatments May Alleviate and Reverse Central Nervous System Radiation Necrosis (October 2012)
• Addressing Psychological Concerns for Cancer Patients (August 2012)
• Geriatricians Play an Increasingly Important Role in Cancer Care (July 2012)
• Pediatric and Adult Cancer Patients Face Different Issues in Care, Survivorship (February 2012)
• Meeting Needs of Cancer Survivors (January 2012)
• Exploring Causes of and Treatments for Neuropathy in Cancer Patients (November-December 2011)
• Treating Cancer in Pregnant Patients (October 2011)
• Addressing the Cardiac Complications of Cancer Treatment (August 2011)

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MD Anderson Departments/Programs

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies (May 2013)
• Robotic Surgery Makes Tissue Harvest for Breast Reconstruction Less Invasive (May 2013)
• Advances in Pulmonary Medicine Facilitate Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment (March 2013)
• Program Offers Physicians Courses on Treating Cancer Patients and Survivors (March 2013)
• Chronic Viral Hepatitis in Cancer Patients Requires Personalized Management (February 2013)
• Managing Sleep Disorders in Cancer Patients (February 2013)
• Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Clinical Challenge, Research Enigma (September 2012)
• Online Program Fosters Effective Physician–Patient Communication (September 2012)
• Geriatricians Play an Increasingly Important Role in Cancer Care (July 2012)
• Advances in Gene Mapping Technology May Accelerate Cancer Drug Development (May 2012)
• Pediatric and Adult Cancer Patients Face Different Issues in Care, Survivorship (February 2012)
• Palliative Care May Offer Survival Benefits (February 2012)
• Meeting Needs of Cancer Survivors (January 2012)
• Addressing the Cardiac Complications of Cancer Treatment (August 2011)
• MD Anderson Celebrates 70th Anniversary (June 2011)

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