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The CYP3A7*1C allele appears to be associated with mortality and disease progression in specific cancers

CYP3A7*1C Allele Linked to Cancer Mortality, Progression

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Associated with adverse outcomes in breast cancer, lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Expensive medications are being given far more often to elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Elderly With Advanced CRC Often Get Costly, Unnecessary Tx

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Medications come with many side effects, may add only one month to survival, researchers say
There is stronger evidence of a link between the herbicide Agent Orange and bladder cancer and hypothyroidism among U.S. military personnel exposed to the chemical during the Vietnam War

Evidence Links Agent Orange to Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism

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Also, veterans with Parkinson's-like symptoms can file claim for the condition
Patients with diabetes may be significantly more likely to develop community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia than those without diabetes

Diabetes Patients More Susceptible to Staph Bacteremia

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Risk up seven-fold among patients with type 1 diabetes, almost three-fold for those with type 2
The 21-gene recurrence score (Oncotype DX) seems to accurately identify women with early-stage breast cancer who don't need chemotherapy

Gene Test IDs Breast CA Patients Who May Not Need Chemo

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Analysis can help women who won't benefit from additional treatment to avoid side effects
Xalkori (crizotinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with tumors that have a rare ROS1 gene mutation.

FDA Approves Xalkori for Rare Genetic Form of Lung Cancer

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Drug approval expanded to include patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC
U.S. health officials issued an assessment Thursday of the continued spread of the Zika virus

CDC: Zika Poses Serious Threat to Puerto Rico

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Funds needed to battle the virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects
A predictive model has been developed and validated for in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement; the findings were published online March 9 in JAMA Cardiology.

Predictive Model Developed for In-Hospital Mortality in TAVR

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Covariates include age, glomerular filtration rate, hemodialysis, severe chronic lung disease
Privacy policies for health programs -- or "apps" -- designed for smartphones that share highly sensitive medical information between patients and doctors are lacking

Study Raises Privacy Concerns for Health Care Apps

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Many have no policies, and may share data with third parties, researchers say
Women with diabetes who take insulin appear to have a higher incidence of dense breasts

Insulin Treatment May Up Breast Density in Diabetes Patients

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Women on insulin might need extra breast cancer screening