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ASCO Develops Recommendations for Invasive Cervical Cancer Care
Most effective evidence-based antitumor and palliative care interventions should be provided
Music During Eye Surgery = Less Sedation
And, patients who listen to relaxing music before procedure have less anxiety
Thigh Muscle Strength Predicts Knee Replacement Risk in Women
For women, but not men, knee extensor strength at time 0 significantly lower in patients than controls
Showering Just Days After TKA Does Not Up Infection Risk
Getting area wet before sutures or staples are removed doesn't seem to raise infection risk
Recognition of Patient Expertise Can Improve Adherence
Recognizing patient expertise in treatment decision can prevent nonadherence based on disagreement
Remaining Uninsured May Be Difficult to Reach Via ACA
Reaching the remaining uninsured may be difficult due to lack of Medicaid expansion on the state level
Guidelines Issued for Recommending Metabolic Surgery
45 professional groups say the procedure improves blood glucose control and should be considered
Lip Cancer Risk Up for Some Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Cancer risk up with high mean daily dose of azathioprine, longer duration of immunosupression
Many Advanced Cancer Patients Lack Info About Their Disease
Just one in 20 terminally ill people understood their prognosis, researchers say
DDW: New Ingestible Balloon System May Help Fight Obesity
Patients using the device lost 6.8 percent of their weight after six months
