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VIDEO: Pediatric outcomes reassuring after cancer treatment during pregnancy
The case-control study found no significant differences in mental development among children exposed to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery alone...
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ECC: Pembrolizumab hits mark in heavily pretreated nasopharngeal cancer
Programmed cell death 1 blockade with pembrolizumab proved a good match for nasopharngeal carcinoma, a notoriously difficult-to-treat cancer, in...
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ECC: Nivolumab, Cabozantinib bring long overdue options to advanced kidney cancer
Nivolumab significantly extended overall survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
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Readmissions rise with endovascular lower limb procedures
Endovascular procedures were not superior to open surgery in reducing 30-day readmissions in patients undergoing lower extremity procedures.
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New insights into IBS visceral hypersensitivity
Reported at the at the James W. Freston Conference, new evidence is shifting attention from low-grade inflammation to mast cell activation as a...
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Uncorking the negative emotions of IBS
For patients with irritable bowel syndrome, expressing rather than bottling up negative emotions may be just what the doctor ordered, reported a...
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VIDEO: Does childhood abdominal pain portend adult GI problems?
New research suggests that childhood functional abdominal pain increases the risk for adult problems.
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Daratumumab monotherapy impresses in hard-to-treat multiple myeloma
Key clinical point: Daratumumab monotherapy has encouraging efficacy and a favorable safety profile in heavily pretreated and refractory multiple...
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Recurrence score assay driving chemo decisions in unexpected ways
Key clinical point: Use of the 21-gene recurrence score was associated with relatively lower chemotherapy use in women with high-risk disease and...
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Burning the midnight oil does not impact surgical outcomes
Key clinical point: The risks of adverse outcomes of elective daytime surgical procedures were similar whether or not the attending physician had...
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Scoring tool points to postop ventilator dependence
Key clinical point: A preoperative risk score can help identify patients at highest risk for postoperative ventilator dependence.