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Minimally invasive vs. open surgery in pancreatic cancer
The results from this trial “will help both surgeons and patients feel comfortable that minimally invasive surgery, in expert hands, is not...
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty plus obesity drugs add up to more weight loss
Some experts believe weight-loss medications can help with the rebound in weight that some people experience months after bariatric surgery.
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Preop MRI does not reduce positive margins in breast surgery
“While it can provide a benefit in selected cases given its high sensitivity, MRI is associated with false positives and can also contribute to...
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Intraoperative pathology spurs overtreatment in mastectomy
“This study suggests that surgeons should delay ALND decision-making until a later time to avoid overtreating patients.”
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Medications provide best risk-to-benefit ratio for weight loss, says expert
Surgery provides the most weight loss, but has the greatest risk, according to an endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism professor.
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Wireless neurostimulation safe for urge incontinence
More than three-quarters of the women who received the device responded to therapy at 1 year, and 84.6% of the patients showed improvement.
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Durvalumab pre, post surgery in NSCLC: Practice changing?
A new study’s findings confirm the benefits of neoadjuvant immunotherapy.
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First target doesn’t affect survival in NSCLC with brain metastases
Patient outcomes didn’t hinge on whether oncologists treated the brain or lung first.
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Type of insurance linked to length of survival after lung surgery
Having public or a combination of public and private insurance was associated with worse 10-year overall survival.
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Breast conservation safe even with multiple-site tumors
“This is an important study confirming that breast conservation is feasible and safe for women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancers, with...
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Presurgical expectations may influence patients’ attitudes, experiences after knee replacement
It may be worthwhile to discuss patients’ expectations about what they will be able to do with their knees postoperatively, but it’s unclear...