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More physicians report being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their electronic health record system

More Physicians Reporting Dissatisfaction With EHR Systems

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Compared with survey five years earlier, fewer physicians report being satisfied or very satisfied
Multigene testing for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer identifies more mutations that are likely to change clinical management

Multigene Test IDs More at Risk for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian CA

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Testing for mutations other than BRCA1/2 in HBOC may change clinical management for women, families
A scoring system can stratify risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults

Index Stratifies Risk for Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia

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Authors suggest scoring system may allow tailoring of screening methods in those at average risk
Many U.S. soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have experiences that increase their risk for skin cancer

Sun Exposure in the Military Ups Skin Cancer Risk in U.S. Veterans

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Fewer than 30 percent of respondents report routine access to sunscreen while working
Diastolic dysfunction frequently develops after anthracycline chemotherapy for breast cancer

Diastolic Dysfunction Common After Anthracycline Chemo

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BMI and age independently linked to diastolic dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy
About thirty percent of women with epithelial ovarian cancer survive for more than 10 years

~30 Percent With Epithelial Ovarian CA Survive Long Term

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Predictors for long-term survival include younger age, early stage, low grade, non-serous histology
The latest Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services effort to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) is the HAC Reduction Program

HAC Reduction Program Penalty Kicks in for FY2015

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Concerns relating to program include overlap between two measures used to calculate HAC score
Two cases of squamous cell carcinoma have been described

Two Cases of SCC Described After Ingenol Mebutate Gel Application

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Squamous cell carcinomas developed two weeks after gel application for actinic keratosis
The percentage of incidental pulmonary nodules identified increased from 2006 to 2012

Increase in Chest CT Scans Leads to More Incidental Findings

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Increase in rate of nodule identification, while rate of new lung cancer diagnosis remains stable
For cancer patients

Religion, Spirituality May Enhance Health in Cancer Patients

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Three reviews show correlations with measures of physical, mental, and social health outcomes