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Immune-related adverse events

Checkpoint Inhibitors No Less Safe With Radiation

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Combination does not increase immune-related adverse events in metastatic lung cancer patients
Rates of major upper abdominal cancer resections in octogenarians are increasing

Upper Abdominal Cancer Resections Up in Octogenarians

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Increase in resection rates driven by trends in hepatic and pancreatic resections
Embezzlement is widespread among medical practices

Embezzlement Widespread in Medical Practices

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Red flags include employee being secretive about their work, working late, not wanting to share tasks
Only about one-third of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma undergo initial central neck dissection

Central Neck Dissection Underused in Some Thyroid CA

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Risk of reoperation up with lymph node metastasis; reduced with central, lateral neck dissection
Most patients with breast cancer treated with radiation therapy report that their experience was less scary than they expected

ASTRO: Patient Experience of Radiation Better Than Expected

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Few breast cancer patients agree that negative stories they initially heard/read were actually true
For patients with stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer

ASTRO: SBRT Prolongs Survival in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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Trial stopped after significant improvement in progression-free survival in metastatic NSCLC
For patients with human papilloma virus-related oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma

ASTRO: Aggressive Reduction of Radiation Beneficial in OPSCC

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In HPV-related disease, the approach linked to high cure rates, reduced side effects
More than 78 percent of health care personnel and 53.6 percent of pregnant women received influenza vaccination during the 2016-2017 influenza season

More Than 78 Percent of Health Care Personnel Receive Flu Shot

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But only 53.6 percent of pregnant women received flu shot before/during pregnancy in 2016-2017
For patients with melanoma

Propranolol Use Inversely Linked to Melanoma Recurrence

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Patients taking propranolol as off-label adjuvant treatment had reduced risk of recurrence
Patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor regimens may experience endocrine dysfunction

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Endocrine Dysfunction Explored

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Patients on combination therapy have increased risk of thyroid dysfunction and hypophysitis