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Donald W. Northfelt, M.D., an oncologist and breast cancer researcher at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, talks about his research, his mentors and promoting equity in clinical trials.

Results of a study on smoldering multiple myeloma presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting suggest that the cancer drug lenalidomide[...]

Studies show that the risk of breast cancer can be reduced by half through the use of a five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene and[...]

A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that some patients with pancreatic cancer could increase survival with adjustments to their chemotherapy regimen before surgery. Historically, most[...]

The percentage of women who are screened for cervical cancer may actually be far lower than national statistics suggest they are, according to a Mayo[...]

A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers Zhi Zhang Yang, M.D., and Stephen M. Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., has found that healthy white blood cells called[...]

Research led by Mayo Clinic oncologists Roberto A. Leon Ferre, M.D., and Charles L. Loprinzi, M.D., has found that the drug oxybutynin helps reduce the[...]

A less-invasive nipple-sparing mastectomy that leaves the surface of the breast intact has become a safe option for more patients, including those whose breast cancer[...]

Treating breast cancer has long involved addressing two problems: the elimination of cancer cells from the tumor and potential disease recurrence. The key may be[...]

When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the drug memantine better preserved cognitive function and demonstrated[...]