Doug Brunk is a San Diego-based award-winning reporter who began covering health care in 1991. Before joining the company, he wrote for the health sciences division of Columbia University and was an associate editor at Contemporary Long Term Care magazine when it won a Jesse H. Neal Award. His work has been syndicated by the Los Angeles Times and he is the author of two books related to the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program. Doug has a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow him on Twitter @dougbrunk.
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Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Cancer Patients Studied
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Of patients admitted to a major cancer hospital over a 3-month period, 28% had clinical signs of acute kidney injury.Data Source: A...
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Cisplatin-Based Induction Regimens Comparable for Invasive Bladder Cancer
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: A comparison of induction regimens shows that 87% of patients treated with paclitaxel plus cisplatin and 79% of those given 5-FU...
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Cisplatin-Based Induction Regimens Comparable for Invasive Bladder Cancer
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: A comparison of induction regimens shows that 87% of patients treated with paclitaxel plus cisplatin and 79% of those given 5-FU...
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Radiotherapy Beneficial in Clinically Staged, Node-Positive Prostate Cancer
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Prostate cancer–specific survival significantly favored those who underwent radiotherapy (HR, 0.66; P = .0002).Data Source: An...
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Cervix Is Often First Site in Patients With Multiple HPV-Related Cancers
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Among patients with multiple potentially HPV-related malignancies, cervical cancer was the most common initial diagnosis (62%);...
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Cervix Is Often First Site in Patients With Multiple HPV-Related Cancers
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Among patients with multiple potentially HPV-related malignancies, cervical cancer was the most common initial diagnosis (62%);...
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Cervix Is Often First Site in Patients With Multiple HPV-Related Cancers
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Among patients with multiple potentially HPV-related malignancies, cervical cancer was the most common initial diagnosis (62%);...
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Radiation Positively Impacts Survival in Early-Stage Hodgkin's Disease
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: The 5-year overall survival rate was 87% for patients who received radiation therapy as part of their treatment plan for early...
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Benefits of Short-Interval Mammography Questioned
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Short-interval mammograms yielded 2.9 new ipsilateral invasive breast cancers per 1,000 patients, which was significantly lower...
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Active Adults Still Add Pounds During Holidays
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- Doug Brunk
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Obese Less Likely to Eat Three Meals a Day
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- Doug Brunk
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Changing Environment May Aid Weight Loss
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- Doug Brunk
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Skin Lesions Can Flag Inherited Internal Diseases
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- Doug Brunk
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Patients Lukewarm on Cosmetic Outcomes After Breast-Conserving Surgery
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Of women who underwent breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer, only 16% rated their cosmetic outcome as excellent, 52% as...
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Mortality Risk Greater in Young Obese Dialysis Patients
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- Doug Brunk
Major Finding: Patients on dialysis who were younger than 65 years of age and obese had a 1.6-fold increased risk of dying within 7 years,...