Cancer Screening Has Provided Significant Value to U.S. Population
Single-site cancer screening could save an additional 3.2 to 5.1 million life-years with perfect adherence
Lorazepam Has Negative Impact on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
Alprazolam reduced IL-6 in human pancreatic cancer-associated fibroblasts and was associated with improved progression-free survival
2010 to 2019 Saw Increase in Incidence of Early-Onset Cancers in U.S.
Highest number of cases were in breast; fastest-growing incidence rates were for gastrointestinal cancers
Racial-, Ethnicity-Linked Microbiome Variation ID’d From 3 Months
Machine learning modeling of childhood microbiomes from eight cohorts distinguished categories with 87 percent accuracy
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills Three People in Connecticut, New York
Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in seawater and in raw or undercooked seafood, such as oysters
Gains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
Since ~2010, declines in diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed
Gut Microbiota Influences Survival After Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant
Diversity and composition of gut microbiota before transplantation associated with survival
Rate of Positive Laparoscopy High for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Positive laparoscopy is associated with younger age, indeterminate extrapancreatic lesions on preoperative imaging, body/tail tumor location
Gastric Bypass May Increase Risk for Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder
Among patients undergoing bariatric surgery, only those with gastric bypass had increased incidence of nonalcohol substance use disorder
Nonoperative Management of Appendicitis Safe Over Long Term
Over two decades of follow-up, more than half of patients avoided surgery; recurrent appendicitis was the only long-term risk for some
