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50.6 million tobacco users are not a homogeneous group
Traditional cigarettes are the still the most popular choice, but young adults prefer the electronic variety.
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Aspirin and statins in chronic hepatitis B: It’s complicated
Only statins showed consistent and significant dose-dependent reductions in the risk of HCC; cirrhosis dampened aspirin’s effect.
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Abnormal anal paps in people with HIV can go more than a year without follow-up
In the U.S., people living with HIV are 19 times more likely to develop anal cancer, according to a journal article.
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Half of women treated for gynecologic cancers miss or skip doses of oral drugs
Those who did not take all their medications cited anxiety or expressed doubt about the efficacy of their regimens.
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VTEs tied to immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer treatment
Retrospective analysis hints that cancer patients have an elevated risk for venous thromboembolism following treatment with an immune checkpoint...
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Using telehealth to deliver palliative care to cancer patients
Dr. Alan Lyss discusses the use of telehealth for palliative cancer care, including results from the REACH PC trial.
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Pembrolizumab approved for triple-negative breast cancer
This is the first breast cancer indication for pembrolizumab.
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Surgery may not be needed with locally advanced rectal cancer
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Twelve medical groups pen letter opposing UHC copay accumulator program
“We see policies like this as sacrificing patients to the battle over high drug prices,” said Dr. Christopher Phillips.
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Statins may lower risk of colorectal cancer
Patients with IBD who used statins had a 60% lower risk of CRC.