Delirium Often Seen in Cancer Patients in the ER
Delirium is relatively frequent and is underdiagnosed by physicians, researchers say
Intake of Marine ω-3 PUFAs Tied to Colorectal Cancer Survival
High intake after CRC diagnosis associated with lower risk of CRC-specific mortality
Radiotherapy Use for DCIS Tied to Subsequent Mastectomy Risk
Women with DCIS in area with high RT use have higher odds of mastectomy at time of second event
Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence
Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age
Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use in Medicare Patients Low
Prescribers represent less than 2 percent of the 381,575 prescribers with 56.5 million opioid claims
Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy
But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
Imaging Post-Thyroid Cancer Treatment Doesn’t Always Benefit
Dramatic increase in imaging, but only radioiodine scans associated with improved survival
Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors
Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
IVF Treatment Does Not Appear to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Women who had seven or more IVF cycles had lower risk for breast cancer
ACS Endorses CDC’s HPV Vaccine Guidelines
Boys and girls should start series at age 11 or 12 to protect against human papillomavirus
