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Pesticides linked to prostate cancer incidence, mortality
Certain pesticides may increase the risk for prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to results of an environment-wide association study.
‘We need to do better’: WISDOM study aims to ‘reimagine’ breast cancer screenings for women
A research study, WISDOM, is currently underway to improve breast cancer diagnosis timing and outcomes by comparing annual mammography with a personalized screening approach to identify women at highest risk for fast-growing cancers.
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Fewer deaths in pulmonary embolism plus pancreatic cancer cases in 2020 vs. 2001
BOSTON — Fewer patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary embolism with pancreatic cancer died in 2020 compared with rates in 2001, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
BRCA variants increase risk for multiple myeloma, particularly at younger age
Inherited variants in DNA repair genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 may increase risk for multiple myeloma, according to results of a retrospective study.
Radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer linked to risk for melanoma, other skin cancers
Patients with primary thyroid cancer who received radioactive iodine exhibited increased risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers, according to study results.
Addition of veliparib to temozolomide fails to extend survival in glioblastoma
The addition of veliparib to adjuvant temozolomide failed to improve OS for patients with newly diagnosed, MGMT-hypermethylated glioblastoma, according to randomized phase 2/phase3 study results.
Financial planning for physicians: Key milestones to meet at every career stage
As a physician, your career will be rewarding in many ways, including a personal sense of purpose, ability to help others and the potential for high-earning power.
False-positive Shield test ‘does not appear’ to correlate with higher non-CRC cancer risk
PHILADELPHIA — Patients with a false-positive Shield test result did not appear to be at increased risk for non-colorectal cancer malignancies at 1 year compared with those with a true-negative result, according to a presenter here.
Community medical centers can safely administer CAR-T, but extensive preparation required
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy can be administered at community centers and on an outpatient basis with proper preparation, education and resources, according to prospective study results.
Cancer crowdfunding stories often highlight financial hardship
More than a quarter of cancer-related crowdfunding stories explicitly related experiences of medical financial hardships, according to cross-sectional study results.
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CMS increases payment for dialysis facilities, includes oral-only drugs in the bundle
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