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Cardiac Toxicity Not Seen 25 Years after Breast Radiation
Major Finding: There were no significant differences in major cardiac function parameters between women treated with modified radical mastectomy...
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Older Women Lived Longer With Radiotherapy After Lumpectomy
Major Finding: The overall survival rate was 88.6% at 5 years with radiation and lumpectomy vs.
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Radiation Plus Hormonal Therapy Boosts Prostate Cancer Survival
Major Finding: At a median follow-up of 8 years, the addition of radiation therapy to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was associated with...
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Memantine Protects Cognitive Function After Whole Brain Irradiation
Major Finding: Cancer patients with brain metastases had a 17% relative reduction in cognitive decline after whole brain radiation if they took...
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Only Short-Term Advantage for Protons in Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: Mean patient-reported bowel quality-of-life scores in the immediate posttreatment period were 93.7 on a scale of 0-100 for PBT, 78....
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Early Intervention May Help Keep Psychosis at Bay
Major Finding: In a small study, patients at risk for psychosis had significant reductions in the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, from a baseline...
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When the Cancer Patient Isn't a Kid Anymore
Major Finding: Among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, 97% said acceptance of their insurance was important or very important for...
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Best Treatment Approach Controversial in HCC
Major Finding: Surgeons in academic practices favor liver transplantation for early, well-compensated hepatocellular carcinoma 57% of the time;...
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Survey: Surgeons Play to Strengths in Early Hepatocellular Cancer
Major Finding: Surgeons in academic practices favor liver transplantation for early, well-compensated hepatocellular carcinoma 57% of the time;...
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Regorafenib Lengthens Survival in Colorectal Cancer With KRAS Mutations
Major Finding: Among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with KRAS mutations conferring resistance to EGFR inhibitors, the progression-free...