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Kidney failure and having a kidney transplant may increase the risk for certain types of cancer

Impaired Kidney Function May Raise Cancer Risk

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Dialysis, organ transplant may increase odds for certain types of cancer
Head and neck cancer patients may be at increased risk for suicide

Suicide Risk Up for Head, Neck Cancer Patients

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Dependence on breathing tubes, feeding tubes might play a part in despair
The risk of pancreatic cancer is increased in recent starters of incretins

Incretin Use May Up Pancreatic CA Risk, but Only in Short Term

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With prolonged use, risk decreased to baseline levels
About half of pulmonologists have a propensity for guideline-concordant low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

About Half of Pulmonologists Tend to Offer LDCT Screening

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Overall, 52.4 percent have propensity for guideline-concordant low-dose CT screening
Variations in ultraviolet A and B radiation with increasing latitude and during the day impact skin cancer risk

Noon Best Time to Get Vitamin D From Sun for Minimal Cancer Risk

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Study looks at impact of variations in UVA, UVB radiation on skin cancer risk
One in five patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer are deemed high-risk or ineligible for lung surgery

Surgery Can Benefit ‘Ineligible’ High-Risk Lung Cancer Patients

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May be a treatment option for patients previously deemed ineligible
Direct patient contracting practices

ACP Issues Guidance on ‘Concierge’ Practices

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Growth of DPCPs fueled by physicians' frustration; may exacerbate disparities in health care
For patients undergoing post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT)

Lower Costs for Hypofractionated Post-Mastectomy Radiotherapy

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Compared with conventionally fractionated PMRT, Hf-PMRT significantly reduces costs per patient
Andexanet alfa can reverse the anticoagulant effects of factor Xa inhibitors

AHA: Andexanet Alfa Can Reverse Effect of Factor Xa Inhibitors

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Reversal of anticoagulant activity of apixaban and rivaroxaban seen in older healthy participants
For patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

D-Dimer Levels Predict DVT in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

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Only D-dimer level at two weeks after injury accurately predict deep vein thrombosis formation