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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Varies by Birthplace for Black Women
Prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer lower for Eastern African- versus U.S.-born black women
Drug Makers Challenge New Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads
Lawsuit against the rule filed Friday by Merck, Eli Lilly, and Amgen
Black Race Not Tied to Worse Prostate Cancer Mortality
Findings seen in cohorts of men with nonmetastatic disease after adjusting for nonbiological differences
Cardiac Radiation Dose in NSCLC Predicts Mortality, Cardiac AEs
In coronary heart disease-negative patients, mean heart dose associated with all-cause mortality
Maine Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Doctors can now prescribe lethal dose of a drug to terminally ill and it will not be legally a suicide
Long-Term Opioid Prescribing Up Among Older Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors diagnosed 2004 to 2008 have higher rates of opioid prescribing versus those diagnosed earlier
HPV16 Antibodies Can Develop Long Before Throat Cancer Diagnosis
HPV16-E6 seropositivity increases with shorter lead time, reaching 38.9 percent for <10 years
FIGO 2018 Staging Ups Discrimination of Stage 1B Cervical Cancer
Classifying all women with positive lymph nodes into single stage yields highly variable survival rates
Increases in Red Meat Intake Linked to Increased Mortality
Increase of at least half a serving a day of red meat, especially processed meat, linked to greater risk
Most Providers Unaware of Online Feedback About Themselves
Providers do not encourage patient reviews and often view such feedback as having limited value