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ASCO 2018: Dr. Walter M. Stadler gives his top picks in prostate cancer research
Dr. Stadler is anticipating prostate cancer research presentations focused on adjuvant docetaxel, abiraterone, PSMA-PET based imaging, PROSTVAC,...
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Endometrial cancer survivors may need long-term cardiovascular monitoring
Endometrial cancer survivors are at increased long-term risk for a number of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, results of a large, population-based...
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Peer mentorship, groups help combat burnout in female physicians
NEW YORK – Female physicians are at higher risk of burnout in part because of lingering implicit and unconscious biases in society and the...
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Ketorolac may reduce breast cancer recurrence risk, particularly in overweight patients
Investigators found a significant association between interoperative ketorolac and decreased incidence of distant metastasis, with reduced...
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Spotlight on nonmelanoma skin cancer’s true burden
CHICAGO – Morbidity and mortality of nonmelanoma skin cancer are far greater than generally appreciated.
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CMS proposes inpatient payment model for CAR T therapies
Physicians may finally have some payment clarity for inpatient administration of two CAR T-cell therapies.
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Screening for brain mets could improve quality of life for some with breast cancer
Compared with NSCLC patients, breast cancer patients presented with larger and more numerous brain mets, resulting in more invasive treatments,...
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Older CLL and NHL patients are more vulnerable to toxicities
These toxicities led to worse survival for older patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Tailored hemophilia prophylaxis could cut costs
Tailored frequency-escalated prophylaxis resulted in less use of recombinant factor VIII.
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Congress passes ‘right to try’ legislation
Both Houses of Congress have now approved a bill to provide terminally ill patients with access to experimental treatments.
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CBT-I bests acupuncture for treating insomnia among cancer survivors
In a randomized trial, both CBT-I and acupuncture reduced insomnia severity among cancer survivors, but the former had the edge.