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American Association for Cancer Research, April 5-10

By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research was held this year from April 5 to 10 in...

High Levels of Pesticides Found in 20 Percent of Fruits, Vegetables

Sixty-five of 100 samples of the most contaminated produce were imported, often originating from Mexico

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Abundance Prognostic in Early-Stage TNBC

Findings seen among patients who undergo surgery and radiotherapy without chemotherapy

Detection of Serrated Polyps Improved With Propofol During Colonoscopy

In restricted sample using propensity score adjustment, significant association only seen for serrated polyps

Improvement Seen in Survival With Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Kidney Cancer

Disease-free survival benefit was consistent with that seen in previous analyses; improvement in overall survival also seen

Ending Specialized Follow-Up Feasible in Asymptomatic, Low-Risk Leukemia

Those ending sFU had lower hospital visits per patient-year and longer time to first infection with no decrease in overall survival

Bilateral Wilms Tumors That Grow During Chemo Mostly Stromal-Predominant

Patients with stromal-predominant tumors had the youngest age at diagnosis compared with other histologic subtypes

Subclassification Can Tailor Surveillance for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

High-risk individuals were classified into three groups based on familial pancreatic cancer and a pathogenic germline variant

Midlife Mortality Higher in U.S. Than Other High-Income Countries

Not to the extent of the United States, but midlife deaths are worsening in the United Kingdom as well

Patient Enrollment in Cancer Treatment Trials About 7 Percent

One in five patients with cancer participate in any cancer-related trial, including biorepository, registry, genetic, and quality-of-life studies