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Bill Would Raise U.S. Legal Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
Fourteen states have already enacted laws raising the minimum age for tobacco sales to 21
Hormone Therapy in Transgender Women Ups Breast Cancer Risk
Transgender people on hormones, cisgender people should follow same breast cancer screening guidelines
Cancer Screening Less Likely Among Current Smokers
Findings based on guideline-based screening for breast, prostate, colorectal cancer
Access to Care Worse for Sexual-Minority Cancer Survivors
Sexual-minority women with access deficits have increased odds of poor physical, mental quality of life
FDA Approves Venetoclax for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
In randomized trial, drug demonstrated statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival
Quitting Smoking Lowers Risk for Bladder Cancer Postmenopause
Significant drop seen in first 10 years of cessation, continues to decrease as cessation time increases
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults
Despite overall decline or stabilization, increase seen for young adults in some high-income countries
First Anticoagulant Approved for Preventing VTE Recurrence in Children
Boxed warning lists risk for epidural, spinal hematomas with neuraxial anesthesia, spinal puncture
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
