Oncology
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MDedge Daily News: Which diabetes drug boosts survival best?
And there’s new promise in early-stage lung cancer.
Feature

Cancer clinics continue to close and consolidate
Community oncologists sound the alarm on consolidation trends and what they mean for patient access.
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MDedge Daily News: Shingles boosts stroke risk
And marijuana use may spur change in safety-sensitive industries.
Conference Coverage

What’s new in the latest melanoma guidelines
KAUAI, HAWAII – Eighth edition of AJCC staging manual brings better prognosis for many with stage III melanoma.
From the Journals
Bisphosphonate use linked with lower risk of lung cancer for never-smokers
Use of oral bisphosphonates was associated with a lower risk of developing lung cancer in postmenopausal women, but only those who were never...
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Sarcopenia, body fat linked with mortality in nonmetastatic breast cancer
Low muscle mass was independently associated with a 41% increase in risk for overall mortality in an observational study of 3,241 women diagnosed...
From the Journals
Model predicted Barrett’s esophagus progression
Four risk factors identified patients at significantly increased risk of progression.
From the Journals

Single screening for Lynch syndrome beats sequential tests in CRC
Tumor sequencing is more accurate and might be faster than some existing protocols too.
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MDedge Daily News: Why low-calorie sucralose may fuel weight gain
And diabetes in the United States racks up a hefty health bill.
From the Journals
Sessile serrated colon polyps may be detectable noninvasively
Sessile serrated polyps of the colon bear a distinct DNA methylation signature that may allow early cancer detection from stool samples.