Oncology
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Male patients with breast cancer: Special considerations and gender-specific concerns
Even the materials that we have are gender specific. I think those things all together can certainly contribute to a man feeling like a fish out...
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What the first authorized DNA cancer risk test can and can’t tell you
The test can identify genetic variants that increase an individual’s risk of certain cancers and help identify potential cancer-related hereditary...
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Breast, GYN Cancers Diagnosed at Lower Ages in VA Than Community
A new report offers a picture of patients seeking care for breast and gynecological cancers within the US Department of...
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This is how you get patients back for follow-up cancer testing
“What concerns me is that despite the various interventions implemented to encourage and support patients to return for follow-up testing, over 60...
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What is the future for multicancer early-detection tests?
Liquid biopsies based on genomic biomarkers could make MCED a reality, especially for cancers for which there is no standard screening process.
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USPSTF should reconsider recommendation to lower mammogram age: Experts
The benefit is arguably small, while the harms appear quite significant.
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Jury out on how tea drinking influences colorectal cancer risk
Tea drinking may reduce the risk for colorectal cancer by 24%, but the estimate is uncertain.
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Vegetarian diets tied to lower risk for some GI cancers
“The results of this systematic review indicate that adherence to vegetarian diets can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, compared with...
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These adverse events linked to improved cancer prognosis
Emerging evidence suggests that cutaneous immune-related adverse events may be linked with favorable outcomes among patients with cancer who...