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Young breast cancer survivors who undergo more extensive surgery have worse body image

Quality of Life Varies With Breast Cancer Surgery Type

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Body image, sexual health, anxiety worse after bilateral mastectomy
Patients with a pediatric cancer who are protected under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dependent coverage provision (DCP) are more likely to remain on private insurance for longer durations versus older peers who turned 19 years old before the ACA

ACA Protects Coverage for Pediatric Cancer Patients

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Dependent coverage provision cuts risk for insurance loss by 15 percent
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that there is a substantial net benefit for screening adults age 50 to 75 years for colorectal cancer and moderate net benefit for adults ages 45 to 49 years. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Oct. 27 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendation for CRC Screening

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Benefit substantial for adults aged 50 to 75 years; benefit moderate for adults aged 45 to 49 years
There was a decrease in the frequency of hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-related conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the caseloads of common medical emergencies

Decrease Seen in Non-COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations at Peak

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Caseload of common medical emergencies, including acute MI, ischemic stroke also decreased
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from rural regions and lower-income households are more likely to have advanced-stage HCC at diagnosis and higher HCC mortality

Rurality, Income Impact Stage at Diagnosis, Mortality in Liver Cancer

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Patients from rural regions, lower-income households have more advanced stage at diagnosis of HCC
In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Issues Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer

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Neoadjuvant RT recommended for stage II to III rectal cancer; RT should be performed preoperatively
The majority of older women can tolerate surgery for operable breast cancer

Breast Cancer Surgery Feasible for Most Fit Older Women

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Hormone therapy alone may be as good as surgery if life expectancy is less than four years
In a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America white paper

SHEA Updates Guidance for Health Care Staff With Hepatitis, HIV

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Career counseling recommended for those planning to conduct exposure-prone procedures
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be safely performed in patients with non-MRI-conditional cardiac devices

MRI Safe for Those With Non-MRI-Conditional Cardiac Devices

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MRI can be performed safely in patients with non-MRI-conditional devices, including pacemakers
For patients with moderate COVID-19

Convalescent Plasma Has Limited Benefit for Moderate COVID-19

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Randomized phase II trial shows no drop in progression to severe disease, all-cause deaths