– August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
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Adolescent Use of Tanning Salons and Melanoma Risk
The use of sunlamps or sunbeds for tanning purposes has grown in popularity, such that their use is very common among teenagers and young adults. In a well-conducted Australian multicenter, case-controlled study, it is clear that such use among teenagers is associated with a significantly higher risk of cutaneous melanoma. In fact, the risk is higher than it is for middle-aged sunbed users. -
The Relevance of FLT3 in APL
The prognostic relevance of fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) internal tandem duplications and point mutations at D835 in acute promeylocytic leukemia (APL) is controversial. -
Illustrative Case Series: Glioblastoma
A 78-year-old man was referred for evaluation and treatment of recently discovered glioblastoma. While dining with his children he collapsed from his chair and was observed to have a grand mal seizure. He had transiently lost consciousness and when he awoke he had weakness in both upper and lower extremities on the right side. -
Colorectal Cancer in Younger Patients: Any Difference?
In a review of nine Phase 3 trials enrolling 6,284 patients, data from 793 who were younger than 50 years old were compared to the remainder who were older than 50 years, with attention given to progression-free survival, response rates, and overall survival. -
Assessing Physical Function and QOL in Doublet-Treated Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
In a trial of two platinum-based chemotherapy regimens for non-small-cell lung cancer in older patients, pretreatment assessment of physical function and quality of life predicted certain different adverse outcomes but neither treatment assignment was superior to the other with regard to improved "global" quality of life. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
FDA issues multiple drug safety alerts; ARBs and cancer risk; and FDA actions.