Physicians’ Contracts Can Affect Patients, Professionalism
Problematic clauses in contracts include blanket confidentiality clauses, termination without cause
Breast Cancer Detection With Ultrasound Tops Tomosynthesis
False-positive recall rate similar; findings in women with mammography-negative dense breasts
CDC: U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Fall
But there's been a concerning increase in liver cancer
Neoadjuvant Chemo Response Predicts Sinonasal SCC Outcomes
Better overall survival, disease-free survival, locoregional control, freedom from metastases
High Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Prognostic in Breast Cancer
High NLR linked to worse prognosis in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer
Risk of Chronic Conditions Up for Retinoblastoma Survivors
After exclusion of ocular conditions and SMNs, excess risk persisted for bilateral disease only
Dietary Glycemic Index Linked to Lung Cancer Risk
More pronounced link for never smokers, squamous cell carcinoma, those with <12 years education
Most Lung Cancer-Specific Tweets Relate to Support, Prevention
<20 percent of tweets about clinical trials; only one tweet linked to a patient recruitment website
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Some Cancers
Effect was seen most strongly with colon, gastrointestinal tumors
Women Often Overestimate Odds of Early Breast Cancer Spreading
Misperceptions lead to worry that harms quality of life, researcher says
