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Quitting smoking plus low-dose helical CT reduces lung cancer death risk
Key clinical point: Smoking cessation and lung cancer screening with low-dose helical computed tomography reduces lung cancer mortality. Major...
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No HPV DNA detected in esophageal cancer tumors
Australian researchers who analyzed 233 esophageal adenocarcinoma tumor specimens found no evidence of human papillomavirus DNA.
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Registry shows no increased cancer risk with biologics for psoriasis
Updated results from PSOLAR registry.
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Study evaluates which prior cancers pose a risk for developing NSCLC
Patients with a history of head and neck, lung, bladder, and hematologic malignancies had increased rates of subsequent non–small cell lung cancer...
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Organ transplant recipients face increased risk of BCC
Recipients of a solid organ transplant face up to a sixfold increase in the risk of developing a basal cell carcinoma – a risk that seems to...
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High participation, steady sensitivity for CRC with annual FIT screening
Annual fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) for colorectal cancer screening demonstrated slightly decreased but steady sensitivity and predictive...
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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma incidence and survival varies significantly by race
Key clinical point: Peripheral T-cell lymphoma incidence, proportions of subtypes, and survival differed markedly among racial/ethnic...
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DEA’s rescheduling of hydrocodone tied to declines in prescribing
Key clinical point: The DEA’s reclassifying of hydrocodone analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II produced an abrupt and...
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Deciphering lung cancer biomarkers shrouded in tobacco smoke
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Sirolimus reduced posttransplant skin cancer risk
Key clinical point: Sirolimus protects organ-transplant recipients against skin cancer.
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‘D-drugs’ linked to liver disease, cancer in HIV patients
The cumulative use of dideoxynucleoside analogues, or ‘d-drugs,’ in treatment of HIV-positive patients was independently associated with increased...