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Nadir Platelet Counts Tied to AKI in Pediatric Open-Heart Surgery
Magnitude of nadir platelet counts tied to severity of AKI in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass
Multi-Parametric MRI Shows Benefit As Triage Test
Research shows MP-MRI could reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, Jan. 19-21
The 2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 13th annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium was held from Jan. 19 to 21...
Overall Survival Poor in Unresected Anaplastic Thyroid CA
Positive correlation for radiation therapy dose and survival for study cohort, those receiving systemic tx
High SPF Sunscreen Offers Better Protection Than Beach Umbrella
More incidence of sunburn with umbrella versus sunscreen, but neither completely prevents sunburn
Androgen Suppression Tx May Prevent Intravesical Recurrence
Androgen suppression therapy may be prophylactic for intravesical recurrence of bladder cancer
Obesity Underrepresented in Medical Licensing Exams
Exam items primarily address diagnosis and treatment of obesity-related comorbid conditions
CpG Island Methylator Phenotype Prognostic After CRC Surgery
CIMP-high is significant prognostic factor in multivariate analysis for patients after CRC resection
Increasing Severity of Airflow Limitation Linked to Lung CA Risk
Linear relationship seen in population of older heavy cigarette smokers
Grilled, Smoked Meats May Up Mortality Risk After Breast Cancer
High prediagnosis grilled, smoked meat intake linked to 23 percent increased risk of all-cause mortality
