Risk-Based Approach Could Help Target Prostate Cancer Screening
Risk-based screening yields less overdiagnosis, more cost-effective than age-based screening
BMI, Survival Linked in NSCLC Treated With Atezolizumab
Overall, progression-free survival improved for patients with high BMI; link strongest with high PD-L1 expression
Changes Needed to Address Out-of-Network Billing at Hospitals
Anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists, assistant surgeons out of network in about 10 percent of cases
Protection Similar With Single, Multiple HPV Vaccine Doses
Infection with HPV 6, 11, 16, 18 less prevalent among women receiving one, two, three doses of HPV vaccine
Many Hospitals Fail to Provide Instructions for Patient Portals
Authors say hospitals need to provide patients with more information and clarify expectations for use
Antioxidant, Supplement Use May Worsen Breast Cancer Outcomes
Disease-free, overall survival poorer with vitamin B12 use before and during chemotherapy
Polygenic Risk Score More Strongly Linked to Early-Onset CRC
Strongest association seen for participants without a first-degree family history of colorectal cancer
Survival Up for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 1995 to 2017
Improvement in median overall survival from 5.8 years in 1995 to 2011 to not reached in 2009 to 2017
ASTRO Issues Recs for Radiation Tx of Basal, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
RT recommended as primary treatment for BCC, cSCC patients who are not surgical candidates
Acupuncture, Acupressure May Help Cancer Patients Control Pain
Review also shows link between acupuncture or acupressure and reduction in analgesic use
