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Cost not a factor in radiotherapy type for breast cancer patients
“Hypofractionated radiotherapy represents significant savings to both the health care system and to individual patients. It may soon become the...
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Medicare NCDs hinder access to cancer biomarker testing for minorities
Failure to expand Medicare benefits widens disparities in biomarker testing. Study authors say additional efforts are needed to ensure equitable...
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Expert views diverge on adding chemotherapy to EGFR TKIs in EGFR-mutant NSCLC
Two physicians weigh the pros and cons of monotherapy over combination therapy for non–small cell lung cancer.
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No link between mother’s pill use and CNS tumors in offspring
Exposure to sex hormones in utero is a recognized cause of cancer in affected offspring, and CNS tumors are increasingly more common in infants...
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Lung cancer risk misperceptions impede lifesaving screenings
More intensive, repeated, and wide-reaching outreach efforts may be necessary to encourage more high-risk men and women to undergo lung cancer...
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NSCLC therapies associated with cardiac events
Several targeted NSCLC therapies are strongly associated with cardiac adverse events, such as conduction disease, QT prolongation, and heart...
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Cancer risk tied to some manufactured foods
The results of three European studies support the removal of trans fatty acids, nitrites, and nitrates from food products.
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Breast cancer-related musculoskeletal pain alleviated with acupuncture
A new study shows that electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture may relieve debilitating chronic musculoskeletal pain for breast cancer...
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Antibiotic use associated with triple-negative breast cancer mortality
Antimicrobials can decrease circulating and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes that effect the immune repertoire and in turn survival.
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Women struggle with benzodiazepine addiction post chemotherapy treatment
Sedatives like benzodiazepines are used to control nausea, anxiety, and insomnia during chemotherapy treatment, but overuse and failing to taper...
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High triglycerides in normal-weight men with obstructive sleep apnea
“These findings of high prevalence of metabolic risk in lean patients with OSA, I find very worrying.”
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Venetoclax heralded a new class of small-molecule blood cancer drugs
BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has been quickly followed by drugs that target either BCL2 or proteins with similar prosurvival function, especially...