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- Title
Oncology Update.
- Authors
Smart, Michael
- Abstract
The article offers news briefs related to oncology. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a substance called sunitinib which can be used to treat pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). The 3M Kind Removal Silicon Tape, a silicon-based medical tape can serve as an alternative to paper tape and safer for sensitive skin from 3M ™. A safety alert has been issued by the FDA regarding the use of thermograms as a substitute for mammography to diagnose breast cancer.
- Subjects
PROSTATE tumors; ADHESIVE tape; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; MAMMOGRAMS; CANCER chemotherapy; COMBINATION drug therapy; CLOSTRIDIUM diseases; MEDICAL thermography; MELANOMA; HEALTH outcome assessment; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PANCREATIC tumors; EXPERIMENTAL therapeutics; DRUG development; TREATMENT effectiveness; TUMOR risk factors
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2011, Vol 38, Issue 5, p597
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/11.ONF.597-598