Oncology
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Chemotherapy may raise CVD risk in pediatric cancer survivors
Pediatric cancer patients exposed to chemotherapy had a higher 10-year risk of developing several types of cardiovascular disease.
Conference Coverage
Early post-ACS bleeding may signal cancer
PARIS – Cancer risk is elevated with bleeding, whether or not DAPT is employed
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USPSTF expands BRCA1/2 testing recommendations
Personal cancer history, ancestry now key factors in decision to assess, counsel, and test for potentially harmful mutations in BRCA1/2 genes.
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COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening
Current guidelines stress the importance of shared decision making, with discussion of the risks and benefits of screening.
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Predicting preeclampsia; MI & stroke post-cancer Dx; more
Topics include: Smoking cessation & RA • Pregnancy loss after stillbirth • Biomarker for dementia? • MI & stroke post-cancer Dx •...
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FDA approves darolutamide for nonmetastatic CRPC
The approval was based on improved metastasis free survival in the randomized ARAMIS trial of 1,509 patients with nonmetastatic, castration-...
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BRCA2 mutations linked to childhood NHL
Survivors of childhood non-Hodgkin may be at significantly increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate, and other BRCA2-associated cancers.
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Lymphoma risk prompts FDA recall of Allergan’s textured breast implants
The FDA asked Allergan to recall six brands of textured breast implants and expanders because of the lymphoma risk they pose.
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Colorectal cancer diagnoses still moving up in younger adults, with no sign of plateau
Incidence increased from 10% to 12% over a decade in the analysis of a large U.S. cancer registry.