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Yoga benefits lung cancer patients and caregivers alike
Patients who practiced yoga had significantly better scores on a 6-minute walking test, plus better stamina and mental health.
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AML patients overestimate treatment risk and chance of cure
At the start of treatment, 91% of AML patients thought it was likely they would die from treatment, compared with 22% of their oncologists.
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Cancer patients prefer no computer at physician visit
Patients perceived physicians who did not use a computer as more compassionate, more professional, and better at communication in a video-based...
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Rheumatoid arthritis increases risk of COPD hospitalizations
The risk of COPD hospitalizations was 47% higher in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Rituximab improves salvage in elderly B-cell lymphoma patients
Rituximab improved the 2-year survival rate from 20.7% to 46.8% for elderly patients with aggressive-B-cell lymphoma who relapsed after CHOP or R-...
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Intubation for upper GI bleeding may increase cardiopulmonary risk
In particular, pneumonia was more likely in intubated patients.
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RBCs from previously pregnant women linked to increased mortality in men
By contrast, all-cause mortality was not higher in female transplant recipients who received transfusions from previously pregnant females.
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Low risk of bariatric surgery complications in IBD
Study shows “it is reasonable to carefully proceed with bariatric interventions in obese IBD patients.”
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Fungi and bacteria cooperate to form inflammatory gut biofilms
A potential role for antifungals combined with probiotics as a treatment strategy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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T-VEC improves melanoma response without toxicity increase
Objective responses were seen in 39% of melanoma patients receiving T-VEC/ipilimumab, compared with 18% receiving ipilimumab alone.
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Ideal intubation position still unknown
For an endotracheal intubation, the sniffing position may be a better choice than the ramped position, a new study suggests.
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Biomarker predicts CYP17A1-inhibitor response in prostate cancer
Median PFS increased along with the number of variant HSD3B1(1245C) alleles, in an observational study of men with castration-resistant prostate...
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Many new cancer drugs lack evidence of survival or QoL benefit
Even after several years on the market, only about half of cancer drug indications recently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) lacked...
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Rare type of MCL mimics Castleman disease
Careful flow cytometric analysis is recommended when a histopathological diagnosis is made.
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VCR regimen showed efficacy in mantle cell and indolent lymphomas
In the 24-patient study, the 2-year progression-free survival rate was 82% and 54% respectively for MCL and iNHL patients, respectively.