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Less therapy may suit older patients with breast cancer
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- Neil Osterweil
“Do we absolutely have to do a mastectomy for a patient who has a second episode of cancer in the same breast? The answer is no.”
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Oral drug for brain tumor could change treatment landscape
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- Neil Osterweil
Vorasidenib was associated with a significant delay in time to disease progression when compared with placebo, in a new study.
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Up-front pembro plus chemo boost survival in cervical cancer
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- Neil Osterweil
Adding immunotherapy resulted in a 40% reduction in risk of death, compared with chemotherapy alone, for women with advanced cervical cancers...
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Ribociclib forestalls recurrence also in early breast cancer
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- Neil Osterweil
New results come from an interim analysis of a phase 3 randomized trial comparing maintenance therapy with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy with...
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Limit PSA screening to men with symptoms
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- Neil Osterweil
This would reduce potential harms from overdiagnosis and overtreatment, the risk for which is high with the on-demand screening that is the...
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Analysis: 40% of information about cirrhosis on TikTok is incorrect
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- Neil Osterweil
Study presented at DDW finds that patient-derived sources are usually trustworthy, promotional sources are often misleading.
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Misdiagnosis, mismatch still common in pancreatic cystic neoplasms
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- Neil Osterweil
A new study suggests that with better diagnosis a significant proportion of patients with pancreatic cystic neoplasms could be spared from surgery...
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Meat heavy diets may lead to ulcerative colitis flares
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- Neil Osterweil
Patients with ulcerative colitis and meat-heavy diets had twice as many flares as those who ate less meat.
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Axial spondyloarthritis versus axial psoriatic arthritis: Different entities?
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- Neil Osterweil
Features of axial psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis overlap, but whether they’re different diseases or on the same spectrum is...
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A nod to the future of AGA
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- Neil Osterweil
AGA President Dr. John Carethers described the rich history and promising future of gastroenterology in his presidential address at DDW® 2023.
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The breathtaking effects of climate change
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- Neil Osterweil
“What we’re going to see is not just new diseases but also exacerbation of chronic diseases.”
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CRC screening rates are higher in Medicaid expansion states
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- Neil Osterweil
Medicaid expansion may be a determinant of whether screening is even offered.
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Drug combo improves recurrence-free survival after HCC resection
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- Neil Osterweil
Study shows significant improvement in recurrence-free survival with atezolizumab and bevacizumab combo.
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‘Exciting’ results for cancer vaccine plus pembro in melanoma
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- Neil Osterweil
A new randomized study is the first to demonstrate improvement in recurrence-free survival in melanoma with an individualized neoantigen vaccine...
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African ancestry genetically linked to worse CRC outcomes
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- Neil Osterweil
Results from a new study provide greater clarity regarding the genetic piece of the puzzle.