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Two Tests Better Than One for Detecting Anal Cancer in People With HIV

— Combination testing also tied to fewer referrals for further diagnostics

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Jon Stewart Pushes VA to Help Veterans Sickened by Post-9/11 Exposure to Uranium

Thousands have reported complex medical conditions, some known to be linked to radiation exposure

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FIT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Mortality

Benefits with FIT screening were observed across racial and ethnic groups

Jul 22, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies

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Jul 22, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

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Jul 20, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies

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Oncology/Hematology Case Studies

Middle-Age Man Presents With Necrotizing Mass on Nose

Rare condition can be deadly without early diagnosis and treatment

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Significant Left Nasal Obstruction Finally Diagnosed After 2 Years

Nonspecific presentation impedes early diagnosis of rare indolent tumor in older man

A female ear, nose, and throat doctor wearing a headlamp examines her senior male patient.
After Chemo, Breast Cancer Patient Develops Two Malignant Neoplasms

Be aware of the potential for secondary malignancy in relation to LCH diagnosis, researchers urge

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'Realistic Chance for Pregnancy' After Stem Cell Transplant, German Study Suggests

77% of pregnancies resulted in live births

Jul 19, 2024
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Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Jul 19, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination

"We're going to get to the bottom of it"

Jul 19, 2024
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Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations

Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume

Jul 18, 2024
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Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis

Risk was highest in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas

Jul 18, 2024
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Efanesoctocog Alfa Prevented Bleeding in Kids With Severe Hemophilia A

No factor VIII inhibitors developed among the 74 boys included in the study

Jul 17, 2024
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EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients

Intervention could help reduce overtreatment

Jul 17, 2024
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Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It?

"You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert

Jul 16, 2024
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When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms

More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising"

Jul 15, 2024
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Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer?

High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials

Jul 15, 2024
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Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification

Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021

Jul 12, 2024
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A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Toll

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Jul 12, 2024
Onco Break over a computer rendering of a cancer cell.
Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCC

Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit?

Jul 12, 2024
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