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Left ventricle dose predicts heart events after BC radiation
The risk of acute coronary events following radiotherapy for breast cancer is better predicted by the volume of the left ventricle that received 5...
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ASCO offers practice guidance on small renal masses
All patients with small renal masses detected on imaging should be considered for renal tumor biopsy when there is a likelihood that the results...
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Esophageal cancers: Apples and oranges wrongly lumped together
Genomic analysis suggests esophageal adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma are two separate diseases that should not be combined...
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Palliative care improves quality of life after HCT
Inpatient palliative care can help maintain quality of life in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Two-thirds of patient advocacy groups receive industry funding
About two-thirds of patient advocacy organizations report receiving funds from for-profit firms, including pharmaceutical, device and...
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177Lu-Dotatate for advanced midgut neuroendocrine tumors
177Lu-Dotatate, a radionuclide related to octreotide, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 79% in a phase III trial involving 229...
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AKT inhibition not superior to everolimus for RCC
The AKT inhibitor MK-2206 was not superior to everolimus for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma refractory to vascular endothelial...
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Adjuvant chemo prolonged survival after radical nephroureterectomy
Adjuvant chemotherapy prolonged survival after radical nephroureterectomy by nearly a year, compared with observation alone, among patients with...
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Sorafenib survival benefit in HCC depends on etiology
The impact of sorafenib in treating patients with advanced hepatocellular cancer may be dependent on their hepatitis status, according to a meta-...
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Gastric cancer yields to growth hormone antagonist in lab
It sounds counterintuitive, but targeting a neuropeptide hormone produced in the hypothalamus may be an effective strategy for treating gastric...
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Diagnostic laparoscopy identifies ovarian cancers amenable to PCS
For women with suspected advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, diagnostic laparoscopy can help to distinguish between patients who could benefit...