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An international panel suggests that adults continue their current levels of consumption of red or processed meat based on evidence from five systematic reviews published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Panel Votes Yes to Current Level of Red, Processed Meat Intake

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Weak recommendations with low-certainty evidence based on five systematic reviews
One in eight U.S. adults report using electronic cigarettes regularly

ASCO: More Than One in Five Millennials Use E-Cigarettes

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Most adults agree e-cigarettes cause cancer while more Millennials, Gen Z believe them to be harmless
A targeted radiotherapy technique can substantially cut treatment time for prostate cancer without increasing gastrointestinal or genitourinary acute toxicity

SBRT Shortens Tx for Prostate Cancer Without Greater Toxicity

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Ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy cuts treatment from two months to two weeks
Men fathering children through assisted reproduction techniques rather than natural conception have an increased risk for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Risk Higher in Men Receiving Fertility Treatment

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Men who undergo assisted reproduction have higher risk for prostate cancer, early-onset disease

American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 15-18

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The 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held...
In 2019

Average Annual Premium for Workers Increased in 2019

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Average annual premium increased to $7,188 for single coverage, $20,576 for family coverage
Cardiovascular adverse drug reactions occur in association with ibrutinib

Severe Adverse Cardiovascular Events Associated With Ibrutinib

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Risk up for severe, sometimes fatal, events, including supraventricular arrhythmias, CNS events
Blast count seems to be the main prognostic count for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia presenting in an advanced phase

Blast Count Prognostic for CML Presenting in Advanced Phase

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Mortality risk significantly higher for patients with 20 to 29 percent versus less than 20 percent blasts
Mohs micrographic surgery is associated with improved survival compared with traditional surgery with wide margin excision for stage I melanoma

Mohs Micrographic Surgery May Up Survival in Stage I Melanoma

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Survival modestly improved compared with traditional surgery with wide margin excision
Early evidence suggests that diagnostic performance of deep learning models is equivalent to that of health care professionals for interpreting medical imaging

Deep Learning Models Classify Disease From Medical Imaging

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In meta-analysis, sensitivity, specificity comparable for deep learning models and health care professionals