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Patient-focused precautions, testing help blunt pandemic effects on heme-onc unit
Multiple factors helped keep the anticipated COVID-19 surge manageable at the hematologic oncology service of Levine Cancer Institute.
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Quitting smoking just 2 years before lung cancer diagnosis may improve survival
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‘Momentous’ data for first-line combo in liver cancer
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COVID-19 will likely change docs’ incentive targets, bonuses: Survey
Productivity benchmarks for physicians are likely to be lowered in light of plunging patient numbers from COVID-19, and bonuses are expected to...
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Video coaching may relieve anxiety and distress for long-distance cancer caregivers
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Blood test detects colon cancer in single-center study
Results from a study of 354 patients show a blood test spotting signs of colon cancer and abnormal growths.
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MRD surveillance can detect relapse before imaging in early-stage NSCLC
Relapse occurred in 9 of 10 patients who were positive for minimal residual disease but had no evidence of relapse on imaging.
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ASCO goes ahead online, as conference center is used as hospital
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Androgens may explain male vulnerability to COVID-19
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COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.