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Iron chelation therapy seems beneficial for iron-overloaded patients with low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

Iron Chelation Therapy Treats Iron Overload in MDS

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Event-free survival prolonged with ICT for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Scars from Mohs micrographic surgery for facial skin cancers are often longer than patients expect

Patients Underestimate Length of Mohs Surgery Scars

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Physicians more accurately estimate scar length and can help set expectations
Greater financial worry and food insecurity are reported for younger adult cancer survivors

Young Cancer Survivors Have More Financial, Food Insecurity

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Cancer survivors aged 18 to 39 have consistently higher 'very worried' levels about retirement, bills
The combination of low muscle mass and low muscle density is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Low Muscle Mass, Density Linked to Shorter Survival in Lymphoma

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13 percent of DLBCL patients had LMM, LMD, which was associated with shorter OS and PFS
From 2013 to 2016

Large Decrease Seen in Melanoma Mortality From 2013 to 2016

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Overall mortality decrease started in 2013 following introduction of 10 new treatments in 2011
Use of copper intrauterine devices is associated with a lower risk for cervical cancer versus use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

Copper Intrauterine Devices Tied to Lower Risk for Cervical Cancer

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Findings based on comparison to hormonal intrauterine devices
Graphic new health warnings must appear on cigarette packages and in cigarette ads beginning next year

Graphic Health Warnings Coming for U.S. Cigarette Packs

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Warnings include photo-realistic color images depicting some of the lesser-known health risks of smoking
From 2006 to 2016

Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States

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2006 to 2016 saw drop in annual individual effective dose from diagnostic, interventional procedures
For patients with locally advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Chemo Ups Disease-Free Survival in Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

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Gemcitabine-platinum combination therapy tied to improved survival after nephroureterectomy
There seems to be a causal association between circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 concentrations and breast cancer

Causal Link Suggested for IGF-1 Concentrations, Breast Cancer

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In Mendelian randomization analyses, increase in genetically predicted IGF-1 linked to breast cancer