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Lung adverse effects in patients taking trastuzumab deruxtecan
Close monitoring and proactive management may reduce the risk of ILD.
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The ‘great dynamism’ of radiation oncology
Highlights from this research reveal how high-tech radiotherapy, such as hypofractionation and stereotactic body radiotherapy, has improved care...
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AML’s seasonal peak suggests viral or environmental etiology
“The environmental triggers involved could be radiation, pollution, allergens, or infectious agents like viruses.”
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Annual PSA screening important for Black men
“Given that Black men are younger at diagnosis and have worse prostate cancer survival compared with White men,” more intensive screening...
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Safety Profile of Mutant EGFR-TK Inhibitors in Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-analysis
This meta-analysis showed that mutant epidermal growth factor receptor–tyrosine kinase inhibitors have an incidence of adverse effects that is...
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The Effect of Race on Outcomes in Veterans With Hepatocellular Carcinoma at a Single Center
This research sought to determine whether veterans with hepatocellular carcinoma experienced disparities in care in terms of stage at diagnosis,...
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Long COVID’s grip will likely tighten as infections continue
“If we conservatively assume 100 million working-age adults have been infected, that implies 10 to 33 million may have long COVID.”
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Impact of Race on Outcomes of High-Risk Patients With Prostate Cancer Treated With Moderately Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in an Equal Access Setting
Individuals with high-risk prostate cancer treated with MHRT demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes that did not differ by race, alongside...
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Genetic counseling for cancer often costs patients nothing
Genetic counseling is an important feature of cancer care that can affect treatment decisions and surveillance. But coverage of genetic counseling...
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Updates on treatment/prevention of VTE in cancer patients
“Because patients with cancer have a baseline increased risk of VTE, compared with patients without cancer, the combination of both COVID-19 and...
