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MicroRNA screening might reveal pancreatic cancer
Major finding: Two panels of microRNAs correctly diagnosed pancreatic cancer in 85% of affected patients and correctly diagnosed chronic...
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Coffee consumption affects cancer risk differently for liver vs. pancreatic cancers
Major finding: Neither total coffee intake (whether decaffeinated or caffeinated, analyzed separately) nor tea intake appears to influence the...
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Few states meet palliative care benchmark
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GETUG 13: Dose-dense chemo is new standard for poor-risk germ cell tumors
Major finding: At 3 years, the primary endpoint of progression-free survival in the dose-dense group was 59% vs.
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Simple conditioning, GVHD prophylaxis yields good hematologic malignancy survival
Major finding: For patients with hematologic malignancies treated with busulfan/fludarabine conditioning, allogeneic bone marrow transplant, and...
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Osteoporosis, osteopenia appear common in Friedreich's ataxia
Major finding: In 20 Friedreich’s ataxia patients, 45% had osteoporosis at the femur and 20% had osteopenia at the same site, while bone mineral...
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FDA approves denosumab for giant cell tumors
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Gene alteration lowers bladder cancer risk
Major finding: A 0.77-fold reduced risk of bladder cancer was associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs10759) found on the RGS4 gene....
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Antivirals Linked to Lower Risk of Liver Cancer Return
Major Finding: The cumulative 6-year rate of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence was 45.6% for patients taking nucleoside analogues and 54.6% for...
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Disparities Affect Inpatient Mortality in Liver Cancer
Major Finding: African American and Asian American inpatients with HCC were 30% and 60% more likely to die, respectively, compared with white...
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Platinum Levels Linked to Toxicity in Testicular Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Circulating levels of platinum at 5 years were significantly higher in patients with elevated blood pressure (210 vs. 185 pg/g) and...