CDX2-Negative Colon Cancer May Need More Tx Post Surgery
Patients with CDX2-negative tumors more likely to benefit from chemo in addition to surgery
Mutations in TUBB8 Linked to Form of Female Infertility
Screening could spare these women unnecessary treatment, researchers say
Fluorescence Visualization-Guided Sx Efficacious in Oral CA
Surgery reduces local recurrence in patients with squamous cell carcinoma, high-grade lesions
Antipsychotic-Exposed Youths Have Increased T2DM Risk
Increased cumulative risk and incidence rate ratio compared with healthy controls, psychiatric controls
Anesthesia After 40 Not Linked to Mild Cognitive Impairment
For adults, mild cognitive issues that may develop over time are unrelated, researchers say
ASCO: VTE Is Risk Factor for Recurrence in Esophageal Cancer
No significant difference in survival with VTE, but odds of recurrence are increased
ASCO: CRP Predicts Complications After Esophagectomy
CRP ≥4.0 mg/dL on post-op day 4 predicts serious infectious complications after esophageal cancer sx
CDC: Distribution of Lyme Disease Vectors Has Expanded
Residents in nearly half of all counties now at risk, CDC says
Physicians Choose Less Aggressive Care at End of Life
Doctors less likely to die in a hospital, have surgery, and to be admitted to the ICU
CDC: HIV Testing Rates Still Low Among Teens, Young Adults
Half of infected young people don't know it, even though guidelines suggest screening all 13 to 64
