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Australia Registry Study: Melanoma-Related Deaths Increase at 0.8-mm Breslow Thickness

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: December 12, 2024

The study analyzed 144,447 individuals diagnosed with thin primary invasive melanomas between 1982 and 2014 from Australian population-based cancer...

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Cutaneous Lupus Associated with Greater Risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: December 10, 2024

ASCVD prevalence was higher in individuals with CLE receiving systemic therapy (2.7%) than in those receiving no therapy (1.6%).

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US Study Pinpoints Merkel Cell Risk Factors

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: December 2, 2024

Researchers evaluated 38,020 MCC cases diagnosed in the United States from 2001 to 2019.

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Is 1-Week Radiotherapy Safe for Breast Cancer?

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: December 2, 2024

Researchers compared outcomes of a 1-week regimen of 26 Gy in five fractions with a standard moderately hypofractionated regimen in patients with b...

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Spinal Cord Stimulation Promising for Chronic Back, Leg Pain

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: November 25, 2024

Both conventional and novel spinal cord stimulation therapies demonstrated superior efficacy, compared with conventional medical management in pain...

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Which Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Postop Radiotherapy?

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: November 22, 2024

Patients with a high POLAR score derived a significant benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy.

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Two Brain Stim Methods Better Than One for Depression?

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: November 20, 2024

This trial “was the first to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of combining tDCS and rTMS in treating depression.

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Does Radiation Timing Affect QOL After Prostate Surgery?

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: November 12, 2024

Researchers evaluated 1,203 men with localized prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy.

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Novel Treatment Promising for Cutaneous Lupus in Phase 2 Trial

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: November 4, 2024

Iberdomide is a cereblon modulator, which results in degradation of two transcription factors of immune cell development and homeostasis implicated...

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Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 28, 2024

Exposure to fine particulate matter was associated with a 28% increased risk for breast cancer overall, and significantly in White women.

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Risk Assessment Tool Can Help Predict Fractures in Cancer

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 21, 2024

Researchers collected data on bone mineral density and fractures in 9,877 patients with cancer and 45,875 matched control individuals without cance...

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SBRT or Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Is One Better?

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 18, 2024

Researchers compared and evaluated quality-of-life outcomes among patients with prostate cancer who were assigned to undergo either SBRT or radical...

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Fear of Cancer Recurrence Can Persist for Childhood Survivors

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 16, 2024

Overall, 16.6% of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported clinically significant fear that their cancer would recur, and an additional 15.7% o...

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Excess Body Weight Tied to Increased Risk for Second Cancers

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 11, 2024

For every 5-unit increase in BMI, the risk for an obesity-related cancer was considerably higher than the risk for any second cancer.

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MMR/MSI Testing for CRC Climbs, But Variations Persist

Author:: Gargi Mukherjee

Publish date: October 11, 2024

To assess trends and factors associated with MMR/MSI testing, researchers evaluated 834,797 patients diagnosed with stage I to IV CRC between 2012 ...