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Not all melanoma patients need surgery to remove lymph nodes surrounding their tumor

ASCO: Lymph Node Sx Doesn’t Benefit All Melanoma Patients

Second study supports new immunotherapy for enhanced survival in advanced melanoma
JUUL developed its electronic cigarette for adult smokers who want to stop and never intended it to be adopted by underage teenagers

JUUL E-Cigarettes Never Meant for Teens, Company Cofounder Says

Top executive for JUUL Labs testified this week before Congress
Catch-up human papillomavirus vaccinations are recommended for all persons through age 26 years and should be considered for some persons aged 27 to 45 years

ACIP Recommends Catch-Up HPV Vaccines Through Age 26

For adults aged 27 to 45 years, vaccination may be beneficial for some who are inadequately vaccinated

Benefit of E-Cigarettes for Quitting Smoking Unclear

Nicotine e-cigarettes added to counseling improved abstinence at 12 weeks, but not at 24 weeks

The top four issues that will be promoted in state legislation in 2016 were discussed at the 2016 American Medical Association (AMA) State Legislative Strategy Conference

AMA Highlights Top Four Issues to Promote in State Legislation

Issues include physician-led team-based care, improving patient health, reducing rx drug overdose
The risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality is reduced for adults who engage in leisure time aerobic and muscle strengthening activities at levels recommended by the 2018 physical activity guidelines

Mortality Risk Down With Meeting Recommended Exercise Levels

Larger survival benefits seen for those who engaged in both muscle strengthening, aerobic activity
A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT interval

Many Lung Cancer Patients Receive Meds That Prolong QTc Interval

Receipt of these medications prolonging corrected QT interval limits patients' eligibility for clinical trials
U.S. health groups are slamming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to permit the General brand of the smokeless tobacco product snus to claim that it poses a "lower risk of mouth cancer

FDA: Smokeless Tobacco Snus Can Be Marketed as Less Risky Than Cigarettes

This is the first time the FDA has allowed product marketing of this type

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Prostate Cancer Mortality Among High-Risk Men

Lifestyle factors not tied to overall diagnosis of prostate cancer

American Academy of Otolaryngology, Sept. 15-18

The 123rd American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting and OTO Experience The annual meeting of the American Academy of...