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Nearly 6 percent of the world's health care spending is tied to smoking

Smoking Imposes Heavy Burden on Global Economy

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Tobacco-related diseases caused 12 percent of deaths among smokers aged 30 to 69 in 2012
For adult patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation

Pre-Transplant Depression May Impair Post-HCT Outcomes

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Pre-transplant depression tied to lower overall survival, higher risk of acute GVHD in allogeneic HCT
Quenched activity-based probe imaging can discriminate cancer from normal appearing skin tissue

Quenched Activity-Based Probe Imaging Beneficial in NMSC

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Probe imaging can differentiate basal, squamous cell carcinomas from normal appearing skin tissue
For young patients with endometrial cancer

HT to Preserve Fertility Doesn’t Appreciably Affect Survival

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Findings for young women with endometrial cancer
Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of death from certain cancers

Anxiety, Depression May Up Mortality Risk for Some Cancers

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Higher death rates seen for colorectal, esophageal, pancreatic, and prostate cancers, leukemia
Despite the dangers

28% of Adults, 9% of Teens Use Tobacco Products in U.S.

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About 40 percent of tobacco users report use of multiple products
For patients with severe cancer pain episodes

Study Assesses Sublingual Fentanyl Vs Morphine for CA Pain

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Both treatments were found to be safe; majority of patients preferred sublingual administration
Strategies can be employed to help physicians deal with the increasing burden of uncompensated tasks

Strategies Presented for Addressing Uncompensated Time

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Strategies include limiting tasks to those that require medical license, streamlining portal messages
Two infants with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia are in remission after treatment with genetically modified immune system cells

Universal CAR T-Cell Therapy Helped Treat ALL in Two Infants

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Modified T cells from healthy donor allowed infants to reach remission, researchers report
A majority of primary care doctors oppose full repeal of the Affordable Care Act

Most PCPs Oppose Complete Repeal of the Affordable Care Act

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Though many would support changes, only 15 percent want law completely dismantled