Surgeon Input on Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Needed
Many women with unilateral breast cancer consider CPM despite lack of evidence for improved survival
Radiation Dose to Head & Neck Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction Risk
Findings in patients with head and neck cancer receiving RT; female sex, concurrent chemo up risk
Melanoma Incidence, Mortality Continue to Rise in the U.S.
Compound annual growth rate: 0.9 percent in raw incidence, 3.0 percent in in situ melanoma incidence
Pathologists Vary in Suggested Therapy for Melanocytic Lesions
Variation may lead to undertreatment or overtreatment of melanocytic lesions
Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety
Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
MicroRNAs 203 and 205 Are Prognostic in Cutaneous SCC
miR-205 expression in tumors with pathologic features indicating poor prognosis, in invasion front
Regular Aspirin Use Linked to Reduced Risk of Pancreatic CA
Ever-regular use associated with lowered risk, with 8 percent decrease for each cumulative year of use
Adjuvant Chemo Plus CRT Best in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Highest survival benefit for addition of AC to CRT, with consistent improvement for all end points
Diabetes Ups Risk of HCC, Death in Patients With Hepatitis C
Diabetes increases risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with HCV
Chemo-Related Cardiotoxicity Worse in Diabetes Patients
Those with diabetes showed more early warning signs of heart failure