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Among institutional review board members

Progress in Reporting Conflict of Interest Among IRB Members

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Percentage of members who felt another member didn't disclose financial relationships down '05 to '14
The 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Colony-Stimulating Factor Use

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Special article updates 2006 guidelines, including addition of tbo-filgrastim and filgrastim-sndz
Abnormal results on noninvasive prenatal genetic tests may indicate maternal cancers rather than a medical issue with the fetus

Prenatal Genetic Tests Can Identify Maternal Cancers

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Abnormal findings on early test don't always indicate birth defects, researchers say
Iressa (gefitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer with a specific genetic mutation (epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR]). A just-approved companion diagnostic test can identify patients who could benefit from this new use.

FDA Approves Iressa for EGFR+ Metastatic Lung Cancer

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New companion diagnostic kit can identify candidates
Three-quarters of American adults favor raising the legal smoking age to 21

CDC: Most Americans in Favor of Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21

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Even 70 percent of smokers support the concept
Trends in hospital deaths among HIV-infected patients show that mortality during the antiretroviral therapy era is often caused by diseases and conditions other than AIDS. The findings were published online June 30 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Non-AIDS In-Hospital Deaths Up in HIV-Infected Patients

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Non-AIDS infections and cardiovascular disease are common causes of mortality in the ART era
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has endorsed postoperative radiation therapy guidelines for endometrial cancer

ASCO Endorses ASTRO Guidelines for Endometrial Cancer

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Qualifications to guidelines include stronger statements in favor of chemotherapy in some cases
The benefit of extended anticoagulation after pulmonary embolism dissipates after cessation of active therapy

Benefits of Extended Anticoagulation May Not Last

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New study suggests that oral anticoagulant meds may be needed for the very long term
People living in 94 counties spread across the lower Mississippi Delta region

Pockets of U.S. Have Excessive Colorectal Cancer Mortality

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Areas include parts of the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, and eastern Virginia
More U.S. physicians are sparing their low-risk prostate cancer patients from prostatectomy

Surveillance Becoming More Common for Prostate Cancer

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Many men with low-risk disease being spared prostatectomy, radiation, androgen deprivation tx