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Incipient ulceration may affect prognosis in primary melanoma
“Future editions of the AJCC staging system should consider acknowledging this interpretive challenge and provide guidance on how primary...
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FDA approves first tx for rare, deadly clotting disorder
First drug to treat TTP. a rare, lethal blood clotting disorder, has been greenlighted by the FDA.
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In MI with anemia, results may favor liberal transfusion: MINT
This study is “not a home run,” for the primary outcome, however, many of the outcomes tended to be in favor of a liberal transfusion strategy.
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Specialty-trained pathologists more likely to make higher-grade diagnoses for melanocytic lesions
A total of 338 pathologists were included in the exploratory analysis; 225 were dermatopathologists.
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Meta-analysis of postcancer use of immunosuppressive therapies shows no increase in cancer recurrence risk
Findings could guide clinical decision making for starting immunosuppression in patients with a history of malignancy.
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Particulate pollution increases the risk for breast cancer
“There is now strong epidemiological and biological evidence for the link between PM2.5 particulate exposure and cancer ...”
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Microsimulation model identifies 4-year window for pancreatic cancer screening
Study highlights a window of opportunity for pancreatic cancer screening suggesting current surveillance guidelines be re-evaluated.
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T-cell cancers: CAR T therapy to the rescue?
Trials are small and incomplete, but CAR T-cell therapy has yielded promising early results in treating T-cell blood cancers.
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AHA joins new cardiovascular certification group ABCVM
The ABIM’s maintenance of certification process has been widely criticized for many years and has been described as “needlessly burdensome and...
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Low vitamin D linked to paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy
These results also “suggest that vitamin D supplementation in patients with lower levels of vitamin D may reduce peripheral neuropathy ...”
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Prior authorizations interfere with recommended cancer care
Policy interventions and advocacy efforts at the patient, clinician, and hospital level will be needed to reform the PA process.