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For patients with active cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Rivaroxaban Linked to Low VTE Recurrence in Active Cancer

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Lower rate of VTE recurrence, but higher clinically relevant non-major bleeding versus dalteparin
Doptelet (avatrombopag) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with chronic liver disease who are slated to have a medical or dental procedure.

FDA OKs Doptelet for Liver Dz Patients Undergoing Procedures

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Doptelet reduces the need for platelet transfusion or any rescue therapy on day of procedure
Breath analysis shows potential for noninvasive diagnosis of esophagogastric cancer

Breath Test Shows Promise for Diagnosis of Esophagogastric CA

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Good diagnostic accuracy with area under the curve of 0.85, sensitivity and specificity of 80, 81 percent
For patients undergoing resection of colorectal liver metastases

V600E BRAF Mutation Tied to Worse Survival in CRC Liver Mets

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Worse overall, disease-free survival with V600E BRAF versus KRAS mutation in colorectal liver metastases
Stigmatizing language used in medical records to describe patients can influence medical students and residents in terms of their attitudes towards the patient and their clinical decision-making

Language Used in Medical Record Can Affect Patient Care

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Stigmatizing language may transmit bias, influence trainees' attitudes
In 2016

ASCO: Few Eligible Smokers Had CT Screen for Lung CA in 2016

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Most eligible smokers populated in South, which had most screening sites but low screening rate
For patients with advanced cancers

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Efficacy Varies by Sex

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Magnitude of benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors sex-dependent for patients with advanced cancers
Human papillomavirus vaccines protect against cervical precancer in adolescent girls and young women

Good Evidence That HPV Vaccines Protect Against Cervical Precancer

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High-certainty evidence for protection in adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 26 years
Best practices have been developed for using electronic health records to enhance patient-centered care

Best Practices Developed for Use of EHR to Enhance Patient Care

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Patients regard EHR as positive presence; can be used to engage patients by jointly viewing data
Participants with an advanced adenoma at diagnostic colonoscopy have increased risk of developing colorectal cancer relative to those with no adenoma

Higher CRC Risk With Advanced Adenoma Found on Colonoscopy

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Risk not increased for non-advanced adenoma found on colonoscopy following flex sigmoidoscopy