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New Delivery Models Improve Access to Germline Testing for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Utilization of Next Generation Sequencing in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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Impact of Race on Outcomes of High-Risk Patients With Prostate Cancer Treated With Moderately Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in an Equal Access Setting
Individuals with high-risk prostate cancer treated with MHRT demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes that did not differ by race, alongside...
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Marital status plays modest role in gastric cancer overall survival
“Separated patients might be more likely to experience financial difficulties [and] emotional loss.”
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CRC screening disparities greatest among those under 55
Despite improvements in the proportion of people screened since 2000, disparities remain particularly high for younger adults and those with fewer...
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Evidence still lacking that vitamins prevent CVD, cancer: USPSTF
In its final recommendation statement on the subject, the task force does, however, recommend against use of vitamin E and beta-carotene.
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Jury is in? Survival benefit with lap surgery for rectal cancer
The faster recovery from the minimally invasive procedure could allow patients to begin adjuvant therapy earlier.
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NeoChemo preserves rectum in half of patients with rectal cancer
Resections used to be standard, but chemoradiation followed by consolidation chemo is associated with higher rates or organ preservation.
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Early-onset colon cancer projected to double by 2030
Increase in cases among younger patients may be attributable to steady diets consisting of sugary processed foods.
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US Multi-Society Task Force lowers recommended CRC screening age
Although controlled data demonstrating the effects of earlier screening are lacking, the nine experts predicted that expanded screening would...
