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Several strategies can be implemented in order to better use electronic health records for patient care and efficiency

Strategies Provided for Improving EHR Efficiency

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Tips include educating staff about preferences and processes, using own templates to reduce editing
Surgical intervention for a non-lung cancer diagnosis is rare following low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

CT Scans for Lung Cancer Result in Few False-Positives

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Concerns that wider adoption of the screen might lead to unnecessary surgeries are unfounded
Only about one-third of women receive genetic counseling before they undergo testing for BRCA mutations

Too Few Women Getting Counseling Before BRCA Test

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But outside expert questions whether counseling may be more important after a positive test result
Any degree of negative spiritual belief is associated with worse health outcomes

Negative Spiritual Belief Linked to Worse Health Outcomes

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Link seen for individuals with heterogeneous health conditions, regardless of positive spiritual beliefs
An abbreviated magnetic resonance imaging protocol can exclude malignancy in women with suspicious X-ray mammography screening

Abbreviated MRI Protocol Can Exclude Malignancy After Mammo

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Abbreviated protocol can exclude malignancy in women with suspicious X-ray mammography
Eudaimonic well-being is associated with lower tumor norepinephrine in women with epithelial ovarian cancer

Eudaimonic Well-Being Tied to Ovarian Tumor Neuroeffector

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Positive affect, psychological distress not associated with tumor norepinephrine
In a recent study

New Treatment Option for Some With Metastatic Lung Cancer

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Nivolumab found most effective in tumors expressing programmed death-ligand 1
Computer-aided detection added to mammography may not improve breast cancer detection

Computer-Aided Mammograms May Not Be Worth the Cost

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Software doesn't appear to improve cancer detection rates, researcher says
Daily aspirin might extend survival for patients with cancers of the gastrointestinal tract

More Evidence Daily Aspirin May Protect Against GI Cancer

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Four-year study found survival doubled for GI cancer patients who took low-dose pill each day
Some institutions are asking physicians to solicit donations from patients

Some Oncologists Are Being Asked to Solicit Donations

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About three-quarters of oncologists feel that this will affect the physician-patient relationship