Cancer Featured News Feb 27, 2018 Inherited cancers clinic seeks to advance understanding, diagnosis and management of hereditary colorectal cancers Use of a simple questionnaire of personal and family history of cancer in outpatient settings helps improve the identification of high-risk patients and families, detect cancers earlier, and formulate more-effective individualized treatment protocols. Apr 14, 2018 Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer The minimally invasive procedure offers faster recovery, less blood loss and pain, and a return to eating and normal bowel function more quickly. The hospital stay is shorter and the patient is less likely to need a feeding tube. Feb 28, 2017 A multidisciplinary approach to genitourinary cancers Mayo Clinic specialists describe considerations and advancements in surgical techniques used in the treatment of testicular cancer, bladder cancer and kidney cancer. Jul 26, 2017 New tumor-shrinking nanoparticle to fight cancer, prevent recurrence A Mayo Clinic research team has developed a new type of cancer-fighting nanoparticle aimed at treating breast cancer. The team is currently developing the nanoparticle's use to treat brain metastases and primary brain tumors. Clinical Trials See All A Study to Evaluate Cabozantinib S-malate in Treating Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors that are Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery and Previously Treated with Everolimus Rochester, Minn. Study to Compare Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound, Contrast-Enhanced Dual Energy Mammography, and Contrast-Enhanced Breast MR for Early Breast Cancer Detection Rochester, Minn. A Study Using Gallium-68 PSMA-11 and C-11 Choline PET Imaging to Detect Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Patients Rochester, Minn. Calculators These models are to be used by medical professionals. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues More News 1 Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC offers effective treatment for selected patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis 2 New international practice guidelines for tamoxifen treatment based on CYP2D6 genotype 3 Increasing physical activity improves survival in lymphoma patients, Mayo researchers say 4 Study identifies barriers to transplant therapy to treat multiple myeloma among racial minority groups 5 Mayo Clinic researchers show how neuroblastoma spreads Medical Professionals Cancer