Preventive Care
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Physician-patient communication, terminology play important role in CPM decisions
Key clinical point: Physician-patient communication plays an important role in a woman’s decision to undergo CPM. Major finding: Of 90 women with...
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Colonoscopy follow-up varied widely after positive fecal blood test
Key clinical point: Increasing age and comorbidities reduce the likelihood of colonoscopy follow-up for a positive fecal occult blood test. Major...
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‘Tailored navigation’ ups colorectal cancer screening adherence
Key clinical point: Providing patients with colorectal cancer screening options and support could improve adherence and reduce racial disparities...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sun protection urged for Asian, Hispanic women
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VIDEO: Ask gay and bisexual men about tanning bed use
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Stem cell divisions help dictate cancer risk
Key clinical point: Only a third of the variation in cancer risk among tissues is because of the environment or inheritance, and this has...
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CDC: Cancer incidence and survival improve; racial disparities persist
Key clinical point: Incidence rates are declining for some cancers, and survival is improving. Major finding: The 5-year survival rate is 65%...
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More cancer patients surviving longer, but age-based disparities remain
Key clinical point: Cancer survival rates improved less for older than younger patients in a large longitudinal study.
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New 9-valent HPV vaccine shown to be as effective as quadrivalent vaccine
Key clinical point: The 9-valent HPV vaccine is as safe and effective as the quadrivalent vaccine, and has the potential to increase protection...
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Time and money spent locating unknown primary tumor site might be better spent on genomic analyses
Key clinical point: The resources and time spent to locate the primary tumor site in patients with metastatic unknown primary cancer might be...
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Smoking linked to many ‘new’ causes of death
Key clinical point: Smoking is now thought to cause many deaths from infections; renal failure; liver cirrhosis; digestive diseases; and breast,...