Hematological Malignancy Risk Up for First-Degree Relatives
Increased familial relative risks for the same tumor type for most hematological malignancies
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015
22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Some Cancer Trends Differ for Oldest Old in the United States
Trends similar to 65- to 84-year age group, but risk elevated for some cancers, diagnosis at later stages
New Score Predicts Risk for VTE in Those With Multiple Myeloma
New IMPEDE VTE score outperforms International Myeloma Working Group/NCCN guidelines
Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Working group reviewed bone complications to form recommendations for management of bone health
DNA Methylation Classifier Predicts Progression in CIN2
For regression versus progression outcome, highest AUC was 0.735 for combination of S5, cytology
USPSTF Reaffirms Recs Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Potential benefits of screening do not outweigh potential harms in asymptomatic adults
Overweight, Obesity May Up Early Mortality Risk in Pediatric ALL
But no correlation seen for overweight or obesity with early relapse in cohort of Mexican children with ALL
Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharma Market
Review shows evidence that brand-brand competition was mediated by quality of competing drugs
Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality
Risk up with diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around diagnosis
