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USPSTF should reconsider recommendation to lower mammogram age: Experts
The benefit is arguably small, while the harms appear quite significant.
Conference Coverage
Salvage option to replace transplant in r/r Hodgkin lymphoma?
“The findings suggest that children, adolescents, and young adults with low-risk relapsed classic Hodgkin lymphoma can be salvaged with low-...
Conference Coverage
Cervical cancer: Vaginal dilation linked to less stenosis after treatment
Sexual intercourse and dilator use may reduce risk of vaginal stenosis following treatment for cervical cancer.
Conference Coverage
Longer edoxaban may benefit cancer patients with distal DVT
“This is the first and only randomized trial to show the superiority of longer duration over shorter duration of anticoagulation therapy for...
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Advanced practice radiation therapists: Are they worth it?
The APRT role helps reduce physician burnout and optimize patient experience.
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What’s right and wrong for doctors on social media
“You have to hold yourself back when posting. Doing things like dancing in the OR are out of whack with the profession.”
Conference Coverage
Measures of PTH predict postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia
“This measure can serve as a guide for discharging patients the same day, with instructions to return if they develop any symptoms of hypocalcemia...
Conference Coverage
Triple therapy boosts anaplastic thyroid cancer survival
"The very long median overall survival in the study's neoadjuvant group is quite remarkable for a group of patients who used to have a very poor...
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Jury out on how tea drinking influences colorectal cancer risk
Tea drinking may reduce the risk for colorectal cancer by 24%, but the estimate is uncertain.
From the Journals
Vegetarian diets tied to lower risk for some GI cancers
“The results of this systematic review indicate that adherence to vegetarian diets can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, compared with...
From the Journals
Cost concerns lead to cancer treatment delays, nonadherence
Hospital-based financial navigators may help cancer patients negotiate the intricacies of insurance coverage, experts suggest.