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Physicians should be aware that responding to a negative health care review could potentially expose personal medical information

Doctors Must Be Wary of HIPAA Violations With Online Reviews

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Physicians should keep their replies to patient reviews short and simple
Many survivors of childhood cancer have mutations in cancer-associated genes

AACR: Genetic Mutations Seen in Many Childhood Cancer Survivors

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One in four children who lived through cancer developed another cancer by age 45, researchers say
Loss of E-cadherin protein expression in the pretherapeutic biopsy of rectal cancer is associated with fewer metastases and improved survival

Protein Expression Predicts Rectal Cancer Outcomes

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Best prognostic value from E-cadherin expression + resection growth pattern
Adding tumor-treating fields to temozolomide is associated with improved progression-free and overall survival in glioblastoma

AACR: TTFields + Temozolomide Ups Survival in Glioblastoma

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Compliance with TTFields treatment predicts outcome, with better outcome for >18 hour/day
For patients with pretreated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

AACR: Five-Year Survival 16 Percent With Nivolumab in NSCLC

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Of the 16 patients who survived at least five years, nine were male, 12 were current smokers at baseline
Use of health literacy tools is encouraged for facilitating shared decision making

Use of Health Literacy Tools Can Promote Shared Decision Making

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Use of universal health literacy precautions toolkit ensures patients can make well-considered decisions
Regular aspirin use is associated with reduced mortality

AACR: Regular Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Cancer Mortality

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Regular aspirin use linked to lower risk of dying from cancer, especially colorectal, breast, prostate cancer
Exposure to fire is associated with activation of platelets

Firefighters Exhibit Increased Cardiovascular Impairment

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Increased thrombus formation, increased platelet-monocyte binding with exposure to fire simulation
Women with advanced

AACR: Atezolizumab Aids Some With Triple-Negative Breast CA

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A minority of women with triple-negative tumors responded to atezolizumab, but they responded well
Patients with isolated superficial vein thrombosis have a similar overall risk of recurrence as those with proximal deep vein thrombosis

Overall Risk of VTE Recurrence Similar for iSVT, Proximal DVT

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Isolated superficial vein thrombosis tied to increased risk of iSVT recurrence, lower risk of deep-VTE events