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Gallstone disease may be a harbinger of pancreatic cancer
“If you have a patient who presents with gallstone disease and they have other symptoms, you should not necessarily attribute those symptoms just...
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Women with lung cancer live longer than men
“In this first Australian prospective study of lung cancer survival comparing men and women, we found that men had a 43% greater risk of dying...
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Premature return to play after concussion has decreased
“Delay in recovery is the major reason why it’s important not to return to learn or return to play prematurely.”
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Global incidence, deaths from CRC doubled over past 3 decades
Those born in the second half of the 20th century are increasingly exposed to potentially modifiable risk factors, such as an unhealthy diet,...
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Pneumonia decision tool reduces death in ED patients
“This was a clear demonstration that these best practices made the biggest difference in patients who were sick and who did not have any...
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Burden of thyroid cancer: Substantial and increasing
Of 19 countries, 13 showed an average annual percentage increase in incidence rates.
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Opting out of dialysis not instant death sentence for kidney disease
The study “dispels the notion that conservative care for kidney failure means a grim and near-immediate death.”
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Community genetic testing prompts behavior change in patients
“These two measurements – the change in blood pressure and increased kidney function tests – act as hallmarks for detecting beneficial lifestyle...
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Pediatric IBD increases cancer risk later in life
Overall, the risk for cancer among individuals with pediatric-onset IBD was 2.4-fold higher than that of their peers without IBD.
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Most Americans unaware alcohol can cause cancer
“This is the first study to examine the relationship between alcohol control policy support and awareness of the alcohol-cancer link among a...