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Home-based HIV counseling and relationship building improved HIV testing, diagnoses and viral suppression among pregnant couples during a trial in Kenya, researchers reported.

A woman’s risk for blood clots varied by the type of hormonal contraception used, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Denmark.

Integrating structured patient-provider conversations about costs into the shared decision-making model of cancer care may help identify financial toxicity and allow for early intervention, according to a review in JCO Oncology Practice.

Genomic cancer predisposition tests should be done with professional counseling, and the FDA should implement safeguards for direct-to-consumer products, according to a medical oncologist with expertise in cancer genetics.

Integrated care involving medication and intensive counseling showed effectiveness for smoking cessation among adults undergoing screening for lung cancer, the results of a randomized clinical trial showed.

A program designed to better meet the needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer helped ensure more of them had access to guideline-concordant care, according to study findings.

More men with limited life expectancy and certain localized prostate cancers have received definitive treatment over the past 2 decades despite shifts toward active surveillance, according to results of a retrospective study.

LOS ANGELES —Multidisciplinary care and physician- or nurse-led models that eliminate geographic disparities are key to optimal outcomes for youths with epilepsy who are transitioning to adulthood, according to a speaker.

Through counseling and advocacy, primary care providers can play an important role in preventing firearm injury, according to experts.

Routine screening for financial toxicity during active cancer treatment is feasible, according to study results presented at ASCO Quality Care Symposium.