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Mortality rates among five-year childhood cancer survivors 15 years after diagnosis have been halved since the 1970s -- falling from 12.4 to 6 percent

ASCO: Longevity Improving for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Fewer die of 'late effects' from radiation, chemotherapy
Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV

CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV

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Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males
Thousands of breast cancer patients in the United States might be spared a second surgery if more tissue was removed during initial breast-conserving

ASCO: Greater Breast Tissue Removal Reduces Further Surgery

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Removing extra tissue can halve the chances of requiring a second surgery in breast cancer
Not all melanoma patients need surgery to remove lymph nodes surrounding their tumor

ASCO: Lymph Node Sx Doesn’t Benefit All Melanoma Patients

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Second study supports new immunotherapy for enhanced survival in advanced melanoma
The first genetic marker to predict response to pembrolizumab (Keytruda) has been identified by researchers

ASCO: MMR Deficiency Predicts Pembrolizumab Response

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Findings may help doctors better choose patients to receive pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
Changes in bacteria populations may be one reason why people who wear contact lenses are more prone to eye infections

Ocular Bacteria Differ for Contact Lens Wearers

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Finding may explain why lens wearers are more prone to infection
Estimated glomerular filtration rate and albumin-to-creatinine ratio improve prediction of cardiovascular risk above traditional risk factors

eGFR, ACR Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

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Addition of eGFR, ACR ups discrimination of CV outcomes above traditional risk factors

May 2015 Briefing – Pathology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Low physician spending is contributing to an overall slowing of health care costs

AMA: Physicians Driving the Slowing of Health Care Costs

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Physicians' spending grew more slowly over 2003 to 2013 than hospital and clinical spending
Patients with HIV should start antiretroviral therapy as soon as they're diagnosed

Greater Benefit for Early Antiretroviral Tx Initiation in HIV

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NIH-funded trial results appear likely to impact global treatment guidelines