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ID Docs: Antimicrobial Shortages Threaten Patient Care Quality
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Among 634 infectious disease specialists surveyed who reported having to choose an alternative antimicrobial agent because their...
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Generation Gap Separates Physicians' Vaccine Views
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Providers who graduated from medical school in the 21st century were 15% less likely to say that vaccines are efficacious than were...
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Mini X-Ray Device Treats Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Approximately 93% of patients treated for nonmelanoma skin cancers with an electronic brachytherapy device had cosmetic results...
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Mini X-Ray Device Treats Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Approximately 93% of patients treated for nonmelanoma skin cancers with an electronic brachytherapy device had cosmetic results...
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Protons Added to Photon Radiation Improve Chordoma Control
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Local control of spinal chordomas at 5 years was 85% for patients who received preoperative and postoperative radiation with...
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Early Trial Supports Bevacizumab in Head and Neck Cancer
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: The 2-year disease-free survival rate was 75% in an as-treated population with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of...
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Neoadjuvant Therapy Improves Survival of Large Sarcomas in Extremities
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Among patients with soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities measuring longer than 5 cm, 3-year overall survival was 63% for those...
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Screen Carotids After Head and Neck Radiation
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: The estimated risk for stenosis of the carotid arteries 3 years after irradiation for head and neck cancer was 18%.Data Source:...
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Nix Oxaliplatin, Up Radiation in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: At 3 years, there were no significant differences between Cap45 and Capox50 in local recurrence (6.1% vs. 4.4%), distant metastases...
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Less Toxic IMRT Controls Cervical Cancer After Hysterectomy
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy following surgery was associated with an estimated 2-year disease-free survival rate of 86.9...
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Multimodal DCIS Therapy, Tamoxifen Cuts Breast Cancer Deaths
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: The addition of tamoxifen to surgery and radiation reduced breast cancer death rates from 3.1% without the drug to 1.5% with it....
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Lower Radiation Dose Improves Lung Cancer Survival
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Median overall survival among patients with stage III NSCLC treated with chemotherapy was 20.7 months with high-dose radiation (74...
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PET Scans Key to Less Radiation for Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: FDG-PET scans following chemotherapy in patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma have a negative predictive value of 94%....
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Prone Position During Breast Irradiation Lessens Lung Cancer Risk
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: A prone position for whole breast irradiation was associated with an estimated 1.99% lifetime risk for radiation-associated...
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Children of Deployed Soldiers Fight Battles at Home
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Major Finding: Among 13,000 spouses of active-duty armed services members surveyed, 23% said their children were not coping well with the...