Oncology
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Isolated Pelvic Chemoperfusion Can Benefit Advanced Abdominal Cancers
Major Finding: Among 75 patients with advanced intra-abdominal cancers, 2.9% underwent a successful resection after isolated pelvic chemoperfusion...
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Iniparib Extends Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Survival Nearly 5 Months
Major Finding: Overall survival increased from 7.7 months with chemotherapy alone to 12.3 months with the addition of iniparib.Data Source: Phase...
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R-ACVBP Gives Survival Edge Over R-CHOP in Patients With DLBCL
Major Finding: Among patients younger than age 60 who had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the 3-year overall survival rates were 92% for those...
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Yoga Shows Promise for Improving QOL Following Cancer Treatment
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Ipilimumab Shows Modest Activity in Advanced NSCLC
Major Finding: Immune-related progression-free survival improved from 4.63 months with chemotherapy alone to 5.52 months with ipilimumab and...
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Lower Recurrence Rate for HCC Treated With Resection Than Radiofrequency Ablation
Major Finding: Although radiofrequency ablation and surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma had similar survival rates in multivariate...
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Dual Diagnosis Patients With IBD, PSC at Risk for Early Colon Cancer
Major Finding: In the 2 years following dual diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease, there were 21.5...
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High Endoscopy Completion Rates Linked to Fewer Missed Cancers
Major Finding: Patients undergoing colonoscopy performed by an endoscopist with a completion rate of 95% or greater were less likely to have a...
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Ginseng Cuts Respiratory Infections in Elderly, but Not in Leukemia Patients
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Low MI Risk With Aromatase Inhibitors in Community-Treated Breast Cancer Patients
Major Finding: In the first study, the AI-treated patients had a significant reduction in risk of stroke (P = .004), compared with breast cancer...