Oncology
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Older Women Lived Longer With Radiotherapy After Lumpectomy
Major Finding: The overall survival rate was 88.6% at 5 years with radiation and lumpectomy vs.
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Screening Cuts Breast Cancer Deaths by 20%
Major Finding: For every 10,000 U.K.
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Less Liver Cancer in HCV Patients Given Antiviral Therapy
Major Finding: Antiviral therapy for hepatitis C carried a relative risk of 0.53 for developing hepatocellular carcinoma, compared with no...
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The Cancer Screening Wars
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Screening All Colorectal Tumors Detects Lynch Syndrome Best
Major Finding: Universal screening of colorectal cancers’ DNA for MMR abnormalities had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 93% in...
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FDA Approves Abraxane for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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More Evidence Links Tanning Beds to Skin Cancer
Major Finding: Exposure to indoor tanning was associated with a 29% higher risk for basal cell carcinoma and a 67% higher risk for squamous cell...
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Health Care Professionals Tank in Cancer Survey
Major Finding: Only 10% of health professionals and 20% of the public knew that cancer risk increases with age, but while 41% and 32% knew that...
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Another Study Finds No Glargine, Breast Cancer Link
Major Finding: The rate of breast cancer among women who received insulin glargine was similar to that of women who had not received glargine.Data...
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EMILIA Confirms T-DM1 Overall Survival Advantage
Major Finding: Median overall survival was 30.9 months for T-DM1 and 25.1 months for capecitabine plus lapatinib (hazard ratio = 0.68, P = .0006)....
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One Year of Trastuzumab Remains the Standard in Early Breast Cancer
Major Findings: The hazard ratios for disease-free and overall survival comparing 1 year and 2 years of adjuvant trastuzumab in the HERA trial...