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Aspirin, weight loss cut colorectal cancer risk in Lynch syndrome
Losing weight and taking aspirin protect people who are genetically predisposed to colorectal cancer from developing the disease, especially men...
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Vemurafenib looks promising for several nonmelanoma malignancies
Key clinical point: Vemurafenib shows promising activity against several nonmelanoma cancers with BRAF V600 mutations, including non–small cell...
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NORD Summit to Feature Topics Related to Diagnosing and Treating Patients with Complex Rare Diseases
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Novel triple therapy in ITP provides enduring responses
A novel combination of dexamethasone, cyclosporine, and rituximab was well tolerated in patients with chronic ITP, and significantly increased...
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New Cushing’s guidelines emphasize team approach
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WCD: Watch for these emerging infections
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Drug-induced iron deficiency decreased congenital erythropoietic porphyria symptoms
After 2 months of deferasirox therapy, the patient’s serum ferritin level dropped to 16 ng/mL
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Dickkopf-3 overexpression linked to tumor traits in esophageal adenocarcinoma
Key clinical point: DKK3 may be important in mediating invasion in esophageal adenocarcinoma and could be a novel target for treating and...
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Study cannot rule out pioglitazone link to bladder cancer
Key clinical point: Pioglitazone did not increase the risk of bladder cancer significantly in this study, but an association still cannot be ruled...
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Don’t defer antiretrovirals in asymptomatic HIV patients
Start antiretroviral agents immediately in asymptomatic HIV patients, regardless of CD4+ count.
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Moderate THST was most effective at treating thyroid cancer
In all stages of thyroid cancer, moderate THST was associated with significantly improved overall survival and disease-free survival.