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Compared with placebo

Addition of Maintenance Olaparib Slows Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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Benefit substantial for homologous-recombination deficiency positive tumors with, without BRCA mutations
Anastrozole is associated with a long-term reduction in breast cancer risk

SABCS: Anastrozole Tied to Lasting Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk

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Breast cancer risk significantly lower at median follow-up of 131 months; effect continued after treatment
Black-white patterns in subtype-specific breast cancer incidence rates differ for men and women

Black Men Have Higher Breast Cancer Rates for All Subtypes

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Black-white patterns in subtype-specific breast cancer incidence rates differ for men and women
A provision to raise the U.S. minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years has been inserted into the end-of-year spending bill in Congress.

Congress Could Raise Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21

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19 states and the District of Columbia have already increased the age to buy tobacco products to 21
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the sale of two reduced-nicotine cigarettes.

FDA Approves Sale of Low-Nicotine Cigarettes

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Nicotine content of the two newly approved cigarettes is less than 1 mg per cigarette
A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT interval

Many Lung Cancer Patients Receive Meds That Prolong QTc Interval

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Receipt of these medications prolonging corrected QT interval limits patients' eligibility for clinical trials
Rural Medicare beneficiaries with complex chronic conditions have higher preventable hospitalization and mortality rates than their urban peers

Outcomes Worse for Rural Residents With Chronic Conditions

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Higher preventable hospitalization and mortality rates partly due to reduced access to specialists
Inpatient palliative care teams are reaching a broader mix of patients earlier in the course of their illness

Palliative Care Reaching More Inpatients With Serious Illness

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From 2013 to 2017, more patients discharged alive, consistent with palliative care earlier in illness
Accelerated partial breast irradiation delivered twice per day over one week to the tumor bed is noninferior to whole breast irradiation for preventing ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence

Results Mixed for Twice-Daily APBI in Early Breast Cancer

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APBI noninferior to WBI for preventing recurrence but linked to increased late toxicity, adverse cosmesis
Death within five years of first unplanned hospital admission is common among older adults

Five-Year Mortality Up in Older Adults With Unplanned Admission

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Among seniors, just over half of all deaths occurred in those with first unplanned hospital admission