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<乌鸦传媒>What Caused the Pigmented Spot on Teen Boy's Eye?

Authors discuss how best to diagnose and manage him, given the absence of any symptoms

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<乌鸦传媒>Suzanne Somers Dies; FDA Plans to Ban Hair Relaxers; Health Worker Minimum Wage

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Hair Relaxers' Cancer Risk; Genetic Test Aids Rural Care; Drug Negotiation Fallout?

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Care Intervention Improved Follow-Up of Abnormal Cancer Screening Results

Follow-up testing within 120 days was improved with EHR reminders, patient outreach, navigation

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<乌鸦传媒>How a Multi-Cancer Screening Test Would Play Out in the Clinic

True positives identified with Grail's assay typically confirmed in under 2 months

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<乌鸦传媒>Chemo Shortage: 'Paycheck to Paycheck'; Cancer Blood Test Shines; Struggling to Live

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Bladder-Sparing Neoadjuvant Protocol Gets High Marks for MIBC

Complete clinical response predicted favorable outcomes for up to 2 years

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Endorses DFMO for Kids' High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Remission

Large improvement in event-free survival, but questions linger about sources of data

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<乌鸦传媒>Use of Recent Diagnostic CT Scans for Palliative RT Planning Reduced Treatment Time

Time to treatment completion slashed by over 4 hours compared with CT simulation planning

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisors to Consider DFMO Maintenance for High-Risk Neuroblastoma in Kids

Lack of options for relapsed disease versus uncertainty about supporting data

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Greenlights Test for Cancer-Predisposing Genetic Mutations

First-of-its-kind DNA test achieved 99% accuracy for variants in dozens of genes

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<乌鸦传媒>ABIM CEO Retirement Comes Amid Wave of Criticism

Richard Baron, MD, plans to step down as pushback against MOC grows

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<乌鸦传媒>Anti-TIGIT Plus Immunotherapy 'Promising' in NSCLC, Esophageal Cancer

Combination may "provide meaningful antitumor activity," researchers say

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Drug Shortages for Kids; Pharma Agrees to Price Talks; Catch-Up on Screening

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Report: Persistence of Gender Inequalities in Cancer Care, and a Call to Action

Premature deaths, lack of access to services, leadership inequalities highlighted

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Risk in NAFLD Higher With Early Disease Onset

52% greater risk of malignancy for patients diagnosed with fatty liver disease before age 45

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<乌鸦传媒>Reduced Mortality Seen in Cancer Survivors Who Meet Exercise Guidelines

Survivors classified as exercisers have 25% reduced risk of all-cause mortality, study shows

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<乌鸦传媒>The White House Cancer Moonshot Is a Dud

We're failing to take simple steps to reduce one of the biggest causes of cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>TikTok Dinged for Misinformation; BRCA Risk Overestimated; Cheers for Oncology

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Win for Biomarker-Driven Thromboprophylaxis for Patients With Cancer

Threefold risk reduction with enoxaparin in high-risk gastrointestinal, lung cancers

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<乌鸦传媒>Delaying Esophageal Cancer Surgery After Neoadjuvant CRT Fails in Trial

Histological complete response rates no better and survival appears worse

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<乌鸦传媒>Large Study Eases Fears Over Zantac-Cancer Link

In multinational cohort, cancer incidence with pulled drug no different than other H2RAs

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<乌鸦传媒>Non-Erosive GERD May Not Increase Risk of Esophageal Cancer

Study shows similar incidence rates to general population, unlike for those with erosive GERD

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<乌鸦传媒>Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Blood Cancer Risk in Women

Consider surgery for primary prevention in people with obesity, researchers suggest

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<乌鸦传媒>Cisplatin Shortage Eases; Air Pollution Linked to Breast Cancer; Pap Test Confusion

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>No 'Silver Bullet' for Generic Drug Shortage, House Members Told

A total of 301 drugs were in active shortage last year

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<乌鸦传媒>Healthcare Isn't 'Broken' 鈥� It's Fragmented

How do we dig ourselves out?

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<乌鸦传媒>Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignancies

Increased risk for non-melanoma skin cancer, MDS, AML versus the general population

<乌鸦传媒>How the Chemotherapy Shortage Is Affecting Frontline Clinicians

"How are we here in 2023 having some of these discussions?" bemoans gynecologic cancer expert

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<乌鸦传媒>Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Care

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Drops Virus-Hunting Program; Spicy Chip and Fatality; Lost Bladder Tumor

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Global Incidence of Early-Onset Cancer Has Surged Since 1990

Early-onset breast cancer has highest incidence and mortality rates

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<乌鸦传媒>Opioid-Free Discharge After Pancreatic Resection Can Be Achieved, Study Shows

Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use

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<乌鸦传媒>Adding Regorafenib in First-Line 'Promising' in Gastric Cancer

Including TKI with nivolumab plus FOLFOX deemed safe in metastatic esophagogastric disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Most Patients Don't Realize HPV Causes Throat Cancer, Survey Finds

But education and shared decision-making can convince some patients to get vaccinated

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<乌鸦传媒>How the Dobbs Decision Can Affect Cancer Patients

What do exceptions for the life of the mother mean when she's a terminally ill patient?

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<乌鸦传媒>Cancer Patients More Likely to Die During COVID Pandemic

Omicron wave was especially deadly, and those with blood cancers at increased risk

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<乌鸦传媒>Prayer to Cure Cancer; Exercise for Sexual Dysfunction; Carb Intake and Cancer

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Cannabinoids Be Given to Kids With Cancer?

Systematic review suggests evidence is lacking for efficacy and safety

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<乌鸦传媒>Novel Biomarker Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Screening

PPV increased to as much as 44.6% with combined-biomarker screening of high-risk patients

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