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The United States should reconsider labeling of genetically modified food

U.S. Should Reconsider Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

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Recommendation made in light of overreliance on herbicide glyphosate, a probable human carcinogen
Age at menarche could play a role in development of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancers among African-American women

Early Menarche May Add to Risk of ER− Breast CA in Black Women

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For ER-negative breast cancer, childbirth status didn't affect benefits of later menarche age
Total coffee intake is associated with colon cancer recurrence and mortality for patients with stage III disease

Drinking Coffee May Cut Risk of Death in Stage III Colon Cancer

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Patients consuming ≥4 cups/day of caffeinated coffee have lower recurrence, mortality risk
For patients with active cancer and acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Full-Dose Tinzaparin Doesn’t Cut Risk of Recurrent VTE in CA

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No difference in major bleeding, overall mortality, but reduction in clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding
A drop in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels of more than 10 percent after two rounds of chemotherapy is associated with longer survival in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Antigen Level Signals Response to Chemo for Pancreatic Cancer

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Overall survival, time to progression longer with early drop of >10 percent in carbohydrate antigen 19-9
Smoking is a risk factor for clear cell and papillary renal cell carcinoma

Smoking Ups Risk of Some Renal Cell Cancer Histological Subtypes

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Higher risk for clear cell, papillary renal cell carcinoma, but not chromophobe histology
Deleterious mutations in RAD51C and RAD51D genes are associated with increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer

RAD51 Mutations Confer Moderate Risk of Ovarian Cancer

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RAD51C and RAD51D deleterious mutations linked to increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
The risk of acute graft-versus-host disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with HLA-DPB1 mismatching is influenced by the HLA-DPB1 rs9277534 expression marker

Genetic Variant Ups Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease in HSCT

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Rejection seen with high-expression allele recipient, low-expression allele donor in HLA-DPB1 mismatches
Survivors of childhood cancer have an increased long-term risk of intestinal obstruction requiring surgery

Child CA Survivors Face Risk of Bowel Obstruction Requiring Sx

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Survivors of childhood cancer, especially those with abdominopelvic tumors, have higher long-term risk
Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for treatment-related subsequent neoplasms

Subsequent Neoplasm Risk Up for Decades in Child CA Survivors

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Increased risk for treatment-related subsequent neoplasms even beyond age 40 years