Oncology
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Skin reactions from melanoma targeted and immune therapies range from pruritus to SJS
Appearance of vitiligo is regarded as a good prognostic factor in the treatment of melanoma with various checkpoint inhibitors alone or in...
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Ovarian cancer risk lower with daily aspirin, despite genetics
Although promising for chemoprevention, aspirin use can also come with downsides.
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Docs struggle to keep up with the flood of new medical knowledge. Here’s advice
The sheer number of new studies may even force some doctors to retreat from areas where they have not kept up, according to a physician professor...
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Does CRC risk in IBD extend to close family members?
Extra screening for CRC may not be needed for children, siblings, or parents of those with IBD, new study findings suggest.
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Colorectal cancer incidence doubled in younger adults
Diagnoses in people younger than 55 years doubled from 1995 to 2019.
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Who’s at higher risk for breast cancer recurrence?
New research shows that patients with ER-negative disease have a higher risk of a second breast cancer within a 5-year window post diagnosis,...
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Pancreatic cancer incidence increases among young women in U.S.
Additional studies are needed to investigate contributing factors, particularly race and tumor characteristics.
Opinion
Toxic chemicals we consume without knowing it
“A grossly underappreciated driver in what ails us is the role of environmental toxins and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.”
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Oncologist stars in film and shares philosophy on death
When a New York oncologist approached the French actress and film director Emmanuelle Bercot in Manhattan, he was thinking big.
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New cancer screen, same issues: Physicians confront Galleri test
“Cancer screening is a very complicated issue. Being honest, the tests are good but are not ready yet [for wider use].”
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Expert discusses pros, cons of molecular tests for melanoma
Next generation sequencing allows for the generation of millions of sequencing reads that are aligned to a standard human genome, and likely...