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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...
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Vitamin D Deficiency/Breast Cancer Link Questioned
Major Finding: Serum vitamin D levels measured before diagnosis of breast cancer showed no significant association with breast cancer risk.Data...
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Acupuncture Flops as Relief for Muscle Pain From Aromatase Inhibitors
Major Finding: Eight weekly sessions of real or sham acupuncture resulted in similar improvements in pain and HAQ-DI scores in postmenopausal...
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Recent Diabetes Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Swedish breast cancer patients were 37% more likely than controls to have been diagnosed with diabetes within the previous 4 years....
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Study Characterizes Spectrum of Somatic Mutations in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Major Finding: The nine driver genes identified in this study appear in five core signaling pathways, and the genes each play different, though...
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New Data Support Continuing Hydroxyurea for Pediatric Sickle Cell
Major Finding: Compared with children not taking hydroxyurea, those who continue to take hydroxyurea have statistically lower rates of pain crises...
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ZO-FAST: Immediate Zoledronic Acid Beats Delayed Tx in Early Breast Cancer
Major Finding: Immediate treatment with zoledronic acid reduced recurrence and mortality risk by 34% and 31%, respectively, and improved bone...
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BOLERO-2: Everolimus Plus Exemestane Delays Breast Cancer Progression
Major Finding: According to updated results median progression-free survival was 7.4 months for combination therapy patients and 3.2 months for...
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Mini X-Ray Device Treats Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Major Finding: Approximately 93% of patients treated for nonmelanoma skin cancers with an electronic brachytherapy device had cosmetic results...
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Screen Carotids After Head and Neck Radiation
Major Finding: The estimated risk for stenosis of the carotid arteries 3 years after irradiation for head and neck cancer was 18%.Data Source:...
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Hepcidin Levels Predict ESA and IV Iron Responses
Major Finding: Forty-seven patients with lower serum hepcidin levels who received darbepoetin and four to five doses of intravenous iron had...