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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its blessing to the first immunotherapy regimen for breast cancer.

FDA Approves First Immunotherapy Drug for Breast Cancer

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Combo of Tecentriq and chemo given accelerated approval for triple-negative breast cancer
Almost half of elderly patients newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia do not receive treatment

Only About Half of Elderly Newly Diagnosed With ALL Receive Tx

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53.5 percent receive treatment within 90 days; 32.4 percent receive chemo without tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Genetic testing should be made available to all patients with a history of breast cancer

Genetic Testing Recommended for All Patients With Breast Cancer

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All with personal history of breast cancer should be offered testing; updated testing recommended

American Academy of Dermatology, March 1-5

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The American Academy of Dermatology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 1 to 5 in Washington,...
Becoming physically active in middle age may provide comparable health benefits to long-term participation in leisure-time physical activity

Becoming Active in Middle Age Still Offers Health Benefits

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Lower risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer-related mortality similar to people active throughout adulthood
Digital breast tomosynthesis is associated with lower recall and higher cancer detection rates than digital mammography

Recall Down, Cancer Detection Up With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

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Breast cancers detected by DBT less often classified as having poor prognosis than those identified by DM
Use of electronic order sets is a safe and effective way to enhance appropriate electrocardiographic monitoring of hospitalized patients

Electronic Order Set May Reduce Inappropriate ECG Monitoring

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Findings observed among hospitalized patients not in an intensive care unit
Preoperative frailty is associated with surgical outcomes and costs in patients undergoing elective surgery

Preoperative Frailty Linked to Surgical Outcomes, Costs

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Incidence of major morbidity, readmission, mortality correlated with frailty classification
In men with low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Stereotactic Body RT Promising for Low-, Intermediate-Risk PCa

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Stereotactic body radiotherapy linked to low rates of severe toxic events, high rates of biochemical control
There is considerable underdiagnosis of childhood cancer

Childhood Cancer Considerably Underdiagnosed Worldwide

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Numbers of undiagnosed cases varied from 3 percent in western Europe to 57 percent in western Africa