Emily Menendez

Emily Menendez is an assistant editor for GU Oncology Now and Cancer Nursing Today. She uses her copywriting experience to contribute content on the latest updates in the oncology nursing sphere. Ms. Menendez received her BA from the University of Central Florida.

Articles by Emily Menendez

Emily MenendezProstate Cancer Diagnostics | April 24, 2024
The benefits of PSA screening alone are offset by excess negative biopsies and the over-detection of low-grade cancers.
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Emily MenendezTesticular, Penile, and Rare Malignancies | April 19, 2024
The IGCCCG was used to compare the survival probabilities of patients with testicular GCTs with or without teratoma.
Emily MenendeznccRCC | April 17, 2024
The ARON-1 study investigated the efficacy of 1L treatment with TKIs versus IO-based combinations in patients with pRCC.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Urothelial Carcinoma | April 12, 2024
A case study studied the results of 4 patients with locally advanced or oligometastatic UC with complete response on imaging.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Renal Cell Carcinoma | April 10, 2024
The results of this study are similar to previous data from the phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial.
Emily MenendezProstate Cancer Diagnostics | April 10, 2024
Prostate-specific antigen density was the only clinical variable significantly associated with csPCa other than PI-RADS 5.
Emily MenendezUrothelial Carcinoma | April 9, 2024
This approval marks the first tumor-agnostic approval of a HER2-directed therapy.
Emily MenendezTesticular, Penile, and Rare Malignancies | April 8, 2024
While most STMs are benign, between 13% and 21% are malignant, and distinguishing between them remains a challenge.
Emily MenendezLocalized | April 8, 2024
cN1 patients with PCa who undergo initial treatment with RT have worse PCSM outcomes than those treated with RP.
Emily MenendezUpper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma | April 8, 2024
The nomogram is used preoperatively to determine the probability of nodal tropism.
Emily MenendezTesticular, Penile, and Rare Malignancies | April 2, 2024
Survivors with high CIPN experienced more side effects compared to those with low CIPN.
Emily MenendezLocalized Renal Cell Carcinoma | March 28, 2024
For patients with primary RCC who are ineligible for surgical resection, SABR serves as a viable alternative.
Emily MenendezmCSPC | March 26, 2024
A combination of androgen annihilation therapy with radiotherapy was tested for recurrent metastatic prostate cancer.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Renal Cell Carcinoma | March 22, 2024
Data from the JAVELIN Renal 101, KEYNOTE-426, CheckMate 9ER, CLEAR, and IMmotion151 trials were reviewed.
Emily MenendezLocalized | March 21, 2024
Relugolix was approved in 2020 for the treatment of localized prostate cancer based on the efficacy seen in the HERO trial.
Emily MenendezProstate Cancer | March 19, 2024
The NRG-GU003 trial examined patients with prostate cancer who underwent hypofractionated and conventional radiotherapy.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Urothelial Carcinoma | March 14, 2024
While ICIs have become a novel treatment option for mUC, attrition rates may affect their impact on long-term survival.
Emily MenendeznccRCC | March 14, 2024
RMC has a 3-year survival rate of less than 5% and responds poorly to other treatments for renal malignancies.
Emily MenendezLocalized Renal Cell Carcinoma | March 8, 2024
FASTRACK II was the first trial of its kind to examine nonsurgical definitive therapy in patients with primary RCC.
Emily MenendezProstate Cancer Diagnostics | March 6, 2024
Gastrin-releasing peptide receptors may be overexpressed in prostate cancer.