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Palliative care use remained significantly low between 2004 and 2020 among certain racial and ethnic minority patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to study results.

Menstrual cycle irregularity and age at menarche were significantly associated with parameters of cardiometabolic health in early adulthood among a mostly Black cohort of young women, researchers reported.

An investigational RNA interference agent targeting angiotensin demonstrated a dose-dependent, clinically significant reduction in 24-hour mean systolic BP in adults with hypertension in a phase 2 trial, according to a press release.

Patients who had regular primary care visits with the same physician had greater savings in Medicare expenditures and a reduced risk for ED visits and hospitalizations — especially as their care became more complex — a recent study found.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Data show that the commonly used metric of 10,000 steps per day is associated with improvements to overall and CV health, but the number likely is an overestimate and benefits vary by age and sex, according to a speaker.

ARLINGTON, Texas — An accurate BP measurement is essential to properly diagnose and manage hypertension, yet most providers do not have time to follow the guideline-recommended steps, according to a speaker.

Selinexor maintenance after systemic therapy extended median PFS more than four times longer than placebo for women with advanced or recurrent TP53 wild-type endometrial cancer, according to phase 3 study results.

In statin-treated patients with dyslipidemia, the combination of obicetrapib and ezetimibe further lowered LDL, according to the results of the phase 2 ROSE2 trial.

CHICAGO — Survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma face a substantial burden of late toxicity, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as its 33rd member institution.