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Hemophilia: Concizumab lessens bleeding, could expand treatment options
The subcutaneous drug concizumab could be an important first treatment for hemophilia B with inhibitors; FDA resubmission is planned.
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Urine test shows promise for diagnosing urothelial carcinoma
“The idea is that this could be used as kind of a first-pass screening tool for patients with hematuria that could potentially obviate the need...
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No link between most cancers and depression/anxiety: Study
The findings “may help health professionals to alleviate feelings of guilt and self-blame in patients with cancer who attribute their diagnosis to...
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‘Game changer’ data for vitamin D in digestive tract cancers
In the p53-immunoreactive subgroup, daily vitamin D supplementation reduced the risk of relapse or death by 73%.
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Post-SCT, better survival in children with healthy gut diversity
After donor stem cell transplants, children with lower gut microbiota diversity show poorer survival and more complications.
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Mohs found to confer survival benefit in localized Merkel cell carcinoma
Results provide “preliminary data suggesting that treatment of localized, early-stage MCC with MMS may result in the most optimal patient survival...
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Risky drinking common in cancer survivors
The numbers are “staggering. Most concerning ... is that those on cancer treatment are engaged in a similar level of risky drinking.”
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Big geographic access gaps for oncofertility services in U.S.
“Significant geographic disparities in access to fertility preservation in the U.S. require strategic expansion of care, especially given the...
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SCD: Survival disparities seen across insurance types
Nationwide study on sickle cell disease shows life expectancy remains shortened in adulthood, though improved for child patients.
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Short, intense bursts of physical activity may cut cancer risk
"Even a few minutes of short, intense physical exercise in people with less leisure activity could lower their cancer risk."
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Cancer rates rise among people under age 50
“If we don’t understand what’s causing this risk and we can’t do something to change it, we’re afraid that as time goes on, it’s going to become a...