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For women undergoing screening mammography

Risk Reports to Doctor, Patient Up Adjunct Breast MRI Screening

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Breast MRI screening rates were significantly higher after communication sent to women and physicians
Black and Asian medical students are less likely to be members of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society than white students

Black, Asian Medical Students Less Likely to Be AΩA Members

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After adjustment, black, Asian medical students are less likely than white students to be AΩA members
For men with localized prostate cancer

Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function

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And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
For patients with end-stage renal disease

Post-RFA Mortality Up for ESRD Patients Who Receive Dialysis

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Dialyzed patients have higher in-hospital mortality, hemorrhagic complications after RFA for HCC
A centralized counseling and shared decision-making visit correlates with improvement in patient knowledge about eligibility criteria

Counseling Visit Helps Patients Decide About Lung CA Screening

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Improves patient knowledge of eligibility criteria, benefits, harms of screening with low-dose CT
Rivaroxaban is associated with reduced risk of recurrent events among patients with venous thromboembolism in equipoise for continued anticoagulation

ACC: Rivaroxaban Beats Aspirin for Lower Risk of Recurrent VTE

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Low dose cuts risk in equipoise for continued anticoagulation; rate of bleeding similar to aspirin
For women with cervical cancer

Magnesium Wasting Despite Diuretic Choice in Cervical CA Tx

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Significant magnesium wasting regardless of whether furosemide or mannitol used before cisplatin
For patients with locally-advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Raised CTCs Precede Recurrence in Locally-Advanced NSCLC

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Fifteen of 20 patients with recurrence had increase in circulating tumor cell counts post chemoradiation
Most patients have high confidence in self-testing their international normalized ratio

Patients Have High Confidence in Self-Testing INR

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Seventy-three percent of patients report being confident in adjusting their own warfarin level
Educational videos augmented by three-dimensional visualization software are useful for addressing radiotherapy patients' educational needs

Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs

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Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need