Oncology
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Optimal Therapy Elusive for Many Ovarian Cancer Patients With Medicare
Major Finding: Thirty-nine percent of women with advanced ovarian cancer in the Medicare population receive recommended first-line combination of...
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Oncology Medical Home Could Improve Care, Cut Costs
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Improving Access to Pediatric Palliative Care
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Imaging Recommendations Largely Ignored in Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: More than one-third (39%) of men who were diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer did not receive the recommended radiographic...
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Plastic Surgery Groups Remove Cancer-Implant Webinar After Complaints
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Eribulin Extends Survival of Women With Heavily Pretreated Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Median overall survival rate reached 13.1 months in women treated with eribulin, compared with 10.6 months in the control group (P...
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Financial Worries Top Psychosocial Concern of Cancer Patients
Major Finding: Issues involving financial need comprised 49% of recent requests for psychosocial assistance at a comprehensive cancer center.Data...
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Lower BMI, More Exercise May Mitigate Risk of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
Major Finding: High body mass index was associated with a higher risk (hazard ratio 1.35) and strenuous exercise with lower risk (HR 0.77) of...
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Trends in GIST Suggest More Accurate Diagnosis, Better Survival
Major Finding: The annual number of new cases of GIST rose sharply between 1998 and 2002, but stabilized thereafter.
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Molecular Markers Predict Need For Adjuvant Treatment of Colon Cancer
Major Finding: The risk of recurrence was increased twofold to sixfold for patients classified as being at high risk based on the prognostic...
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Study: Half of Men Had Genital HPV Infection
Major Finding: The incidence of genital HPV infection was 50% among men of all ages in three cities in the Western Hemisphere.Data Source: A...