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Despite risks, exercise is important for patients with sickle cell
SAN DIEGO – Consider the benefits of fitness and don’t let all patients with sickle cell stay sedentary.
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Social media can help doctors stay up to date
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Amber Yates said being active on Twitter has helped her streamline the journals she reads.
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Dr. Ingrid A. Mayer on neoadjuvant endocrine therapy: The times are changing
SAN ANTONIO – More phase 2 neoadjuvant endocrine therapy breast cancer trials are needed to inform design of phase 3...
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DTCs in marrow herald worse outcomes for early breast cancer
SAN ANTONIO – Disseminated tumor cells detected in marrow at diagnosis or primary surgery for early breast cancer are associated with worse...
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Ibrutinib-rituximab ‘new standard of care’ in younger CLL patients
SAN DIEGO – Survival and safety outcomes were better with ibrutinib and rituximab than with the FCR regimen.
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Tom Brokaw opens up on surviving multiple myeloma
SAN DIEGO – The TV newsman said having the disease has been “a kind of privilege.”
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Exercise during adjuvant breast cancer therapy improves CV outcomes
SAN ANTONIO – A tailored 12-month exercise program during adjuvant breast cancer treatment appears to protect...
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Oxybutynin nets dramatic reduction in hot flashes
SAN ANTONIO – The 6-week reduction in a hot flash score capturing both frequency and severity was about 30% with placebo, 65% with oxybutynin 2.5...
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Extent of breast surgery is tied to quality of life among young breast cancer survivors
SAN ANTONIO – Younger breast cancer patients who undergo unilateral or bilateral mastectomy report lower breast satisfaction and poorer...
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pCR may obviate need for adjuvant chemotherapy
SAN ANTONIO – A meta-analysis finds no added event-free survival benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy among the 21.1% of patients who achieved a pCR...
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Rapid test could solve Africa’s sickle cell screening problem
SAN DIEGO – The simple blood test costs about $2 and has an accuracy of 99%.