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Immunotherapy treatment combo charts new course for resectable NSCLC treatment
Three cycles of neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy improved long-term clinical outcomes in resectable stage IB-IIIA NSCLC.
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Five-year cervical screening interval safe for HPV-negative women
Screening every 5 years prevents as many cancers as screening at 3-year intervals, even in women who are not vaccinated against HPV.
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Can lung cancer ID be as easy as breathing into an analyzer?
Breathomics testing is considered a promising lung cancer screening tool.
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Time-restricted eating may reduce CVD risk after breast cancer
“You can see how that is much easier for a doctor to explain to a patient than trying to explain how to meet the physical activity guidelines each...
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Uterine cancer mortality is highest in Black women
Trends of increased mortality in all women seem to be driven by non-endometrioid tumors.
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Metformin bombs in breast cancer in landmark trial
“Metformin is not effective against the most common types of breast cancer and any off-label use [of] this drug for the treatment of these common...
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CRC screening: Blood test accuracy compared to colonoscopy
At 90% specificity, the blood assay (Guardant Health) was 100% sensitive for detecting CRC.
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Some smokers don’t get lung cancer; genetics might explain it
These people have genes that help limit mutations to DNA that would turn cells malignant and make them grow into tumors.
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Improved cancer survival in states with ACA Medicaid expansion
The 2-year overall survival increased from 80.6% before the ACA to 82.2% post ACA in expansion states and from 78.7% to 80% in nonexpansion states...
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Jury is in? Survival benefit with lap surgery for rectal cancer
The faster recovery from the minimally invasive procedure could allow patients to begin adjuvant therapy earlier.
