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An estimated 42.0 percent of all incident cancers and 45.1 percent of cancer deaths in the United States are attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors

>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors

Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
On average

Patients Often Uncomfortable With Overlapping Surgeries

But patients, family members neutral toward surgical procedures involving overlap of noncritical portions
For patients with human papillomavirus-associated cancers

Sex, Race, Age Disparities in Survival for HPV-Linked Cancer

Whites have consistently higher five-year survival than blacks for all cancers across all age groups
The Value-Based Payment Modifier is not associated with performance differences between practices serving higher-risk and lower-risk patients

Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance

Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Clinician denial of some types of tests requested by patients is associated with worse patient satisfaction with the clinician

Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction

Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
Hyaluronic acid gel fillers of the periorbital region are well tolerated over five years of follow-up

Longer Follow-Up Bodes Well for Filler in Periorbital Hollows

Findings based upon five-year follow up after periocular injection
New solutions are needed to address burnout among health care team members

New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout

Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Seemingly benign

Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes

Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Negative behavior among children undergoing elective ear

Child Behavior Associated With Clinician Sevoflurane Exposure

Negative behavior linked to higher mean, maximum concentrations in anesthesiologist's breathing zone
Spouses of female physicians are on average more educated and work more hours outside the home than spouses of male physicians

Female Physicians’ Spouses More Likely to Work

May explain need for female physicians to make more personal and professional adjustments