Finasteride Not Tied to Increase in Prostate Cancer Mortality
Finasteride tied to lower risk for death from prostate cancer, but lower risk not statistically significant
9/11 Responders May Have Higher Head, Neck Cancer Risk
Authors call for ongoing monitoring, treatment of those initially exposed
Tachycardia May Indicate Higher Mortality Risk in Cancer Patients
Tachycardia significantly predicts mortality in lung cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma
Direct-Acting Antivirals Not Tied to Liver Cancer Recurrence
Among patients with previous complete response to HCC tx, DAA not linked to overall or early recurrence
Many Teens Not Up to Date on HPV Vaccination
Only 15.7 and 34.8 percent of teens completed HPV vaccination before turning 13 and 15
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
Assay Aids Anticoagulant Dosing of Obese Patients for Bariatric Sx
Thrombin generation assay may allow more accurate determination of anticoagulation adequacy
Virtual Video Visits Liked by Patients, Providers
Virtual video visits highly ranked by patients for quality, convenience
Oncologists Have Low Awareness of LGBTQ Issues
However, oncologists overwhelmingly interested in learning more
Time to Breast Cancer Surgery Delayed for Non-Hispanic Blacks
Racial differences in TTS did not explain racial differences in overall survival with breast-conserving sx
