Oncology
Opinion
Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
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MRI with mammogram reduces breast cancer mortality by more than 50% in high-risk women
In this high-risk study group, annual MRI screenings started at 30 years old, followed by MRI with mammogram at 40 years old.
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Complex link between gut microbiome and immunotherapy response in advanced melanoma
Previous studies have identified the gut microbiome as “a potential biomarker of response as well as a therapeutic target” in melanoma and other...
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Innumerable pulmonary nodules
Early detection is critical with this aggressive disease. However, the patient’s financial status prompted her to delay medical care.
Applied Evidence
Right place, right time: Facilitating end-of-life conversations
This guide offers tips and resources to help you to engage in end-of-life conversations that address patients’ needs and reduce the burden on...
From the Journals
ARBs and cancer risk: New meta-analysis raises questions again
The trial-level analysis suggests a dose-response relationship between exposure to angiotensin receptor blockers and the risk for cancer.
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Pediatric IBD increases cancer risk later in life
Overall, the risk for cancer among individuals with pediatric-onset IBD was 2.4-fold higher than that of their peers without IBD.
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High early recurrence rates with Merkel cell carcinoma
Approximately 95% of all recurrences happened within 3 years of the initial diagnosis in the prospective cohort study.
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Testicular cancer deaths rising among Hispanic men
“It is concerning that mortality rates for this disease are increasing,” researcher says.
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1 in 7 breast cancers ‘overdiagnosed’ in women 50-74
“While our results confirm that breast cancer overdiagnosis is real, they also reassure that it is not as alarmingly frequent as the most...
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Should all women be routinely screened for lung cancer?
Study suggests lung cancer screening guidelines should be reassessed to include all women, especially breast cancer survivors.