Oncology
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Lower racial disparity in melanoma diagnoses in vets than U.S. men overall, study finds
Melanoma was the fourth-most common cancer diagnosed in male VA patients.
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Phone support helps weight loss in patients with breast cancer
After 6 months, patients who received telephone coaching and health education lost 9.7 pounds.
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Medicaid expansion closing racial gap in GI cancer deaths
Results of a new study were particularly notable for Black patients, for whom there was a consistent increase in receiving therapy and a decrease...
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Breast cancer: Meta-analysis supports ovarian suppression/ablation
Controlling estrogen seems to give premenopausal women a lifespan boost, but strategy remains uncommon.
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Surgical de-escalation passes clinical test in low-risk cervical cancer
‘Practice-changing’ results could reduce long-term survivor effects among qualifying patients.
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Minimally invasive vs. open surgery in pancreatic cancer
The results from this trial “will help both surgeons and patients feel comfortable that minimally invasive surgery, in expert hands, is not...
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How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients’ options for breast reconstruction
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to reexamine how doctors are paid for a type of breast reconstruction known as DIEP flap....
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Lack of paid sick leave is a barrier to cancer screening
For those with paid sick leave mandates, screening rates are higher.
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Unprecedented drop seen in early colorectal cancer cases due to aspirin use
The study confirms evidence from 30 years of research that suggests regular aspirin use reduces cancer risk.
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Circulating tumor DNA may predict poor prognosis in breast cancer
Detection of ctDNA at any time point was associated with worse overall and disease-free survival in early breast cancer patients.