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Patients who've recently undergone surgery -- especially those with cancer or autoimmune diseases -- experience slightly higher risks of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome soon afterward

Link Found Between Surgery and Development of Guillain-Barré

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History of autoimmune disease or malignancy may predispose some patients
For men with prostate cancer

ADT Use Not Linked to Dementia in Prostate Cancer

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No increased risk of dementia for androgen deprivation therapy use versus nonuse
Medical bills for older U.S. cancer patients can cost one-quarter of their income or more if they have Medicare without supplemental insurance

Out-of-Pocket Cancer Costs High for Patients With Medicare Only

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Without supplemental insurance, out-of-pocket costs average 25 percent of annual earnings
Patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy before and after radical cystectomy frequently experience thromboembolic events

Thromboembolic Events Common With Chemo for Bladder Cancer

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Findings in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Use of a computerized physician order entry system can improve compliance with antimicrobial restriction policies

Computer Order Entry System Ups Antimicrobial Policy Compliance

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After introduction of system, improvement seen in surveillance, compliance, approvals
Privately insured Americans spent nearly 5 percent more on health care last year than in 2014; this increase was significantly more than that seen in previous years and reflects higher costs for prescription drugs

Rising Rx, ER Prices Pushing U.S. Health Care Spending Up

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Prescription drugs are the fastest growing expense, report shows
Men treated with implantable testosterone pellets have a statistically significant increase in mean hematocrit

Small Increase in Hematocrit With Implantable Testosterone

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Statistically significant 2.2 percent increase in mean hematocrit unlikely to be clinically relevant
Many males undergoing anterior urethroplasty experience improvement in urgency and urge incontinence

Urgency, Incontinence Improve After Anterior Urethroplasty

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Preoperative prevalences of 58 and 31 percent, respectively, decrease significantly postoperatively
In a consensus statement from the American Urological Association and Society of Abdominal Radiology

Guidelines Developed for Prostate MRI After Negative Biopsy

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Prostate MRI, MRI-targeted cores can facilitate detection of significant disease over repeat biopsy
Exercising during and after cancer treatment is safe and improves quality of life

Cancer Patients Benefit From Exercise During, After Treatment

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Studies show better physical function, quality of life for those who did strength training, aerobic activity