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Palliative care consultation within two days of hospitalization is associated with lower hospital costs for patients with incurable cancer

Lower Hospital Costs Tied to Palliative Care Consult

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Greater cost savings for cancer patients with more comorbidities
Among men with Gleason score 3+3=6 prostate cancer

African-American Men Produce Less Prostate-Specific Antigen

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Equal serum prostate-specific antigen and prostate-specific antigen mass despite larger prostates
For patients with head and neck cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Provider Volume Affects Outcome in IMRT for Head, Neck Cancer

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Improved survival for patients treated by higher-volume radiation oncologists
Dietary glutamic acid intake is associated with reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer

Dietary Glutamic Acid Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer

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Significant reduction in risk for participants with body mass index of ≤25 kg/m²
Antibody therapy before stem cell transplant may benefit patients with acute leukemia

Antibody Tx Reduces Graft-vs-Host Post Stem Cell Transplant

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Results for patients with acute leukemia
Since peaking in 1991

U.S. Cancer Mortality Rates Down 23 Percent Since 1991

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That translates to an additional 1.7 million survivors
Pathogenic germline mutations are common in women with ovarian

Inherited Mutations in 18 Percent With Ovarian Cancer

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Mutations seen in BRCA1/2, DNA mismatch repair genes, other suspected/established risk genes
For patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

ASCO: CTC Heterogeneity Predicts Hormone Tx Response in mCRPC

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Patients with higher heterogeneity score did not respond well to hormone therapy
Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for subclinical cardiovascular disease

Considerable Subclinical Cardiac Disease in Childhood CA Survivors

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Exposure to anthracycline and heart radiation tied to higher odds
For patients with chronic conditions

Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact

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Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many