Oncology
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‘Flat denial’ can leave breast cancer patients with lasting scars
“I’ll just leave a little extra skin, in case you change your mind.”
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How did cancer survivors fare early in the COVID-19 pandemic?
The rate of uninsured cancer survivors aged 18-64 years remained relatively stable in 2020 at 8%, compared with 8.8% in 2017-2019.
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Reducing alcohol intake may reduce cancer risk
Study suggests cancer risk can be meaningfully altered by changing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed.
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Erlotinib promising for cancer prevention in familial adenomatous polyposis
After 6 months of weekly erlotinib, duodenal polyp burden was significantly reduced, with a mean percent reduction of 29.6%.
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Gender and Patient Satisfaction in a Veterans Health Administration Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit
A survey examined whether differences in patient satisfaction based on gender exist at an outpatient chemotherapy infusion unit.
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Pervasive ‘forever chemical’ linked to liver cancer
People can limit exposure by avoiding water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ or filtering it.
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Leukemia rates two to three times higher in children born near fracking
“This study is among the few to focus on drinking water specifically and the first to apply a novel metric designed to capture potential exposure...
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Where women’s voices still get heard less
Only about one-third of board review lectures are presented by women oncologists, and early-career disparities also persist.
Opinion
Estrogen replacement therapy in endometrial cancer survivors
Given the data we have, ERT does not appear to significantly affect oncologic outcomes in low-risk, early-stage endometrial cancer survivors.
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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...
