Oncology
Medical Verdicts
Failure to biopsy “cyst” delays cancer diagnosis...Did history of headaches hinder a thorough evaluation?
News
CT Scans Cut Lung Cancer Deaths by One-Fifth
Major Finding: Lung cancer deaths were reduced 20% among participants screened regularly with low-dose helical computed tomography vs.
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HHS Tobacco Control Strategy Includes Graphic Warnings
PURLs
Palliative care: Earlier is better
For patients with metastatic cancer, early palliative care—with a referral at diagnosis—has many benefits.
News
Large Serrated Polyps Linked to Colorectal Cancer
Major Finding: Having large serrated polyps (10 mm or greater) carried the highest odds ratio for colorectal cancer in a multivariate analysis (OR...
Applied Evidence
A costly diagnostic failure
Our patient had been anemic since age 20. At age 57, he found out why, but by then it was too late.