Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men
Significant association for men, with positive but not statistically significant link seen for women
SABCS: Delaying Chemo Lowers Survival in Triple-Neg Breast CA
Findings show delaying chemo over 30 days postsurgery lowers triple-negative breast cancer survival
Imaging, Biopsy Often Still Needed After Mastectomy
10 to 15.5 percent of women undergo subsequent imaging; 6 to 8 percent undergo biopsy
Few Physicians Work in Practices That Use Telemedicine
Specialty and larger practice size are correlates of telemedicine use
SABCS: T-DM1 Cuts Recurrent Invasive HER2+ Breast CA Risk
Risk reduced with trastuzumab emtansine in those with residual invasive dz at sx after neoadjuvant chemo
ASH: A+CHP Bests CHOP for Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Median progression-free survival improved with A+CHP vs CHOP; similar incidence of adverse events
ASH: Rivaroxaban Prevents Blood Clots in At-Risk Cancer Patients
Risk for patients in rivaroxaban group reduced during the on-treatment period
At-Home Self-Collected Samples Valid for Detecting High-Risk HPV
Participants report no difficulty understanding directions for self-collection, willing to use in future
Noninvasive Diagnostic Imaging Accurately IDs Bladder Cancer
Method evaluating cells collected from urine shows 94 percent diagnostic accuracy
Many Patients Withhold Information From Clinicians
Reasons for nondisclosure include not wanting to be judged or lectured, being embarrassed
