Oncology
News
Nonmelanoma skin cancer initially misdiagnosed in 36% of small cohort
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Intestinal obstruction risk increased in some childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk for developing an intestinal obstruction requiring surgery (IOS) 5 or more years after the...
Government and Regulations
FDA approves new abuse-prevention labeling for extended-release Embeda
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SSTI guidelines stress diagnostic skill, careful treatment
Practice Economics
CDC: Policy changes could prevent 100,000 deaths a year
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Pancytopenia warning added to label of hepatitis C drug boceprevir
Conference Coverage
Sickle cell crises curtailed with experimental cellular adhesion inhibitor
Major finding: The mean time to resolution of vaso-occlusive crisis in patients with sickle cell disease was 103 hours for patients treated with...
News
Canadian agency reports rare, severe skin reactions to cancer drug
Commentary
Practice tips for opioid prescribing
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Androgen deprivation therapy linked to acute kidney injury
Major finding: Men with prostate cancer who used androgen deprivation therapy had a significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury, with an...
News
CD123 differentiates acute GVHD from infections, drug reactions
Major finding: Among 38 colonic endoscopy samples from patients with acute GVHD, 25 (66%) were positive on CD123 staining.