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There is an association between the presence of abnormally high numbers of circulating Th17.1 cells in melanoma patients prior to receiving anti-programmed cell death-1 antibody therapy and the onset of sarcoidosis

Circulating Th17.1 Cells in Melanoma Tied to Sarcoidosis

Elevation in Th17.1 cells prior to administration of PD-1 checkpoint tx, onset of symptomatic sarcoidosis

High Volume of Enhancing Parenchyma on DCE MRI Tied to Breast Cancer Risk

For women with extremely dense breasts, significantly higher occurrence of breast cancer seen with high volume of enhancing parenchyma

Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of meningioma but not glioma

Meta-Analysis Links Adiposity to Increased Risk of Meningioma

High versus low levels of physical activity linked to reduction in risk of meningioma
Awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a safe and feasible technique for patients with poor lung function and lung cancer

Awake VATS Can Be Safe Option for Some Lung Cancer Patients

Awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery safe, feasible for patients with poor lung function
Patients with thyroid cancer who decide not to intervene experience anxiety

Patients With Thyroid CA Who Choose No Rx Report Isolation

Participants report decision not to intervene is often met with non-reassuring, unsupportive response
Warning labels for the suspected cancer-causing weed killer glyphosate (Roundup) will not be approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA Will Not Approve Warning Labels for Glyphosate

Last year, Roundup maker Monsanto obtained court order blocking the warning labels

Consumer Reports Warns of Concerning Levels of Lead, Sodium in Lunchables

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Lunchables, those ubiquitous plastic packets of cheese, deli meats and crackers that many...

Therapeutic Heparin May Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Inpatients

Among those with increased D-dimer levels, no reduction seen in primary composite outcome at 28 days, but odds of death decreased

ASCO: Phone-Based Coaching Helps Breast Cancer Patients Lose Weight

Authors say next step in research is to see if weight loss impacts cancer recurrence

Concurrent RNA and DNA Sequencing Improves Variant Detection

Overall, 17.1 percent of 545 pathogenic/likely pathogenic splicing variants were dependent on RNA evidence for classification