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General practitioners are less likely to support cessation of smoking in patients with cancer than in those with coronary heart disease

Smoking Cessation Support Less Likely for Cancer Patients

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General practitioners less likely to support smoking cessation in patients with cancer than with CHD
Small molecular medicines can be printed precisely using organic vapor jets

Process Promising for On-Site Printing of Custom-Dosed Meds

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Printed films, original powders exhibit similar crystallographic order and chemistry
Many basic scientists and clinical researchers support somatic genome editing in adults for prevention of serious disease but not for human enhancement; they also believe the public should be consulted before any clinical application of germline gene editing proceeds

Scientists Support Genome Editing to Prevent Disease

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Majority of survey respondents support gene editing to treat diseases but not human enhancement
Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients who take non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants along with certain other medications are at increased risk for major bleeding

Anticoagulants With Other Drugs Raise Bleeding Risk in AF

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And antithrobotic medications linked to higher rate of hematuria-related events in older adults
The number of centers performing robotic surgery for radical prostatectomy increased during 2010 to 2014

Increase in Number of Centers Doing Robotic Prostatectomy

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Radical prostatectomy centers that closed from '10 to '14 more likely in areas with strong competition
The burden of overweight- and obesity-related cancer is high in the United States

Rate of Obesity-, Overweight-Related Cancers High in the U.S.

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40 percent of cancer diagnoses tied to extra weight; rate higher in older individuals, females
Many female physicians report feeling disadvantaged when negotiating contracts and feel that they are assessed for promotion using different criteria than those used for men

Pay Inequality, Work-Life Balance Top Concerns for Female Docs

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Despite challenges, 86 percent say they are likely to continue practicing as doctors for rest of career
For patients at high risk for breast cancer

Provider Advice Impacts Breast Cancer Prevention Decisions

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Worry, trust also affect choice on whether to use selective estrogen receptor modulators
Patients diagnosed with melanoma are more likely to have treatment delays if they are nonwhite or on Medicaid

Insurance Type Linked to Surgery Delay in Melanoma

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Surgical treatment delays increased for Medicaid versus private patients, for nonwhite patients
Adding surveillance to fecal immunochemical test screening reduces colorectal cancer mortality and increases colonoscopy demand

Adding Surveillance to FIT Screening Cuts CRC Mortality

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But addition of surveillance is not cost-effective based on Dutch incremental cost-effectiveness ratio