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No benefit to adding limited radiation in advanced cancer
Median overall survival was not significantly better with radiotherapy, compared with the control group, nor was the objective response rate.
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Can a biodegradable brain implant deliver lifesaving cancer meds?
The tumors shrank, and the mice doubled their lifetime, compared with untreated mice.
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Catch-up HPV screenings help detect cancer in women over 65
Women older than 65 years account for about 20% of new cervical cancer cases.
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Patient aggression against receptionists demands protocols
A literature review shows widespread verbal and physical abuse toward medical office receptionists.
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Cardiorespiratory fitness linked to cancer risk, mortality?
“The clinical implications of these findings further emphasize the importance of CRF for possibly reducing cancer incidence and mortality.”
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Diabetes may short circuit pembrolizumab benefits in NSCLC
"There is an urgent need to validate our findings and explore whether outcomes in these patients can be improved by better glycemic control."
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Cannabis for cancer symptoms: Perceived or real benefit?
“The study findings indicate that patients with cancer perceived benefits to using cannabis for many symptoms.”
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The invisible effect medical notes could have on care
Doctors are more likely to use negative language when describing a Black patient than they are a White patient.
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CLL combo treatment: Phase-3 study inconclusive
Results of the clinical trial of a CLL drug triplet therapy, presented at ASCO 2023, showed that more data are needed to determine its long-term...
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MRI identifies rectal cancer patients who can skip CRT
Study suggests that neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy can be restricted to patients at high risk of locoregional recurrence.
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PET-CT scans move more women with LABC up to stage IV
The results of a new study comparing the use of PET-CT with conventional methods for staging locally advanced breast cancer has already changed...