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Starting testosterone treatment is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism

Increased VTE Risk for Men Starting Testosterone Therapy

Risk peaks in the first six months of hormone treatment, but overall odds are low
Vegetarian diets are healthy for people of all ages

AND: Vegetarian Diet a Healthy, Environmentally Sound Choice

These food plans are safe at all stages of life, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says
A single dose of psilocybin quickly lifts the spirits of most cancer patients

Psilocybin Can Pull Cancer Patients Quickly Out of Despair

Hallucinogenic drug relieves depression, anxiety quickly; effect can last for months
The experimental drug CB-839 shows promise in treating kidney cancer

Drug Shows Promise in Clear Cell, Papillary Renal Cell Cancer

93 percent had tumor growth controlled for median of more than eight months, researchers report
Outreach programs can increase hepatocellular carcinoma screening rates among patients with documented or suspected cirrhosis

Outreach Strategies Can Up HCC Screening in Cirrhosis

More patients undergo screening when they receive mailed invitations for screening examination
Hematopoietic cell transplantation cancer survivors have increased risk of late morbidity and mortality

Morbidity, Mortality Up for HCT Cancer Survivors

Late morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors with hematopoietic cell transplantation
Statins seem not to be associated with the risk of colorectal adenoma

Meta-Analysis: Statins Cut Risk of Advanced Colorectal Adenoma

In meta-analysis, statin use linked to reduced risk of advanced, but not any colorectal adenoma
For men with advanced prostate cancer

Mindfulness-Based Tx Doesn’t Cut Distress in Prostate Cancer

No significant changes in intervention outcomes for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in advanced PC
Methylation of a gene panel is a strong predictor of survival outcomes in metastatic breast cancer

Methylation of Gene Panel May Help Predict Breast CA Survival

High cumulative methylation index linked to shorter median progression-free, overall survival
From 2000 to 2012 there was an increase in the incidence of sebaceous carcinoma

Incidence of Sebaceous Carcinoma Up From 2000 to 2012

Higher all-cause mortality among males, blacks, and for extraocular anatomic locations