Oncology

A high burden of metabolic risk factors significantly increases the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among men with hepatitis B virus infection, particularly those who smoke, researchers from Taiwan report.

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Survivors of ischemic stroke are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than the general population, a chart review suggests.

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Central obesity is associated with an increased incidence of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to research presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid, Spain.

Dabrafenib in combination with trametinib provides long-lasting antitumor activity in patients with previously untreated BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, with a tolerable safety profile, researchers report.