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Race may affect breast cancer outcomes among women with similar genetic recurrence scores
SAN ANTONIO — Outcomes among women with breast cancer who have similar 21-gene recurrence scores may vary by race, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Proposed revisions to Diabetes Distress Scale to benefit Spanish speakers
Study results published in The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care highlight the need to revise the Diabetes Distress Scale for Spanish-speaking people with diabetes to improve understanding and focused responses.
PAD registry meeting enrollment goals for women, patients from underrepresented groups
A registry of drug-eluting devices for the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial disease is meeting its enrollment goals for women and patients from historically underrepresented backgrounds, researchers reported at VIVA 22.
Online search for oral chemotherapy drug will likely lead your patient to ‘rogue’ pharmacy
As patients with cancer look to the internet for deals on costly medications, results of a study showed most online pharmacies that claimed to sell the oral chemotherapy drug imatinib engaged in illegal, unsafe or misleading activities.
Diagnostic mammogram accuracy varies across racial, ethnic groups
Diagnostic mammography performance appeared to vary across racial and ethnic groups, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
VIDEO: Telehealth shows promise for obesity management
Delivering behavioral weight loss interventions through telehealth is feasible, acceptable and efficacious, according to a speaker at the Obesity Medicine Association Spring Conference.
VIDEO: Standardized opioid prescribing schedule may reduce number of opioids prescribed
SAN FRANCISCO — Use of a standardized opioid prescribing schedule may reduce the number of opioid tablets prescribed after ACL reconstruction and rotator cuff repair, according to a presenter here.
Antiracism intervention reduces disparities in timely lung cancer surgery
The racial gap in timely surgery between Black and white patients with early-stage lung cancer improved after an antiracism intervention, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Greater fat mass, lower fat-free mass characterize metabolic changes in perimenopause
Compared with pre- and postmenopausal women, women in perimenopause had increased fat mass, decreased fat-free mass and greater percent body fat, elevating cardiometabolic risks, according to study results.
Cost burden of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair declining
The 30‐day cost burden of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair has declined since 2014 due to a shorter index length of stay; however, CV readmissions and readmission costs have remained steady, researchers reported.