Oncology
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Cancer risk six times higher in children with congenital heart defects
NEW ORLEANS – A high index of suspicion for pediatric cancer is warranted in children and adolescents with congenital heart defects.
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Skin cancer a concern in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients
As survival rates among pediatric organ transplant recipients grow, so do the rates of cutaneous malignancy later in life for this population, who...
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VIDEO: TNF inhibitors don’t boost cancer risk in JIA
WASHINGTON – Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors don't appear to confer any additional cancer risk upon children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis...
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Cancer type, age at time of diagnosis implicated in risk of CVD-related deaths
A clearer picture of the dangers posed by cardiotoxicity is emerging after U.K. researchers found that survivorship rates among those diagnosed...
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CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
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Recommendations for Cancer Moonshot overlook a few issues, YSC says
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Pediatric cancer survivors at increased risk for endocrine abnormalities
Key clinical point: Survivors of pediatric-onset cancer are at increased risk for developing endocrine abnormalities. Major finding: Overall, 44%...
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Childhood cancer survivors face several long-term risks
Despite improvements, survivors of childhood cancers still face long-term risks in terms of secondary neoplasms, nonsurgical premature menopause (...
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Inherited thrombocytopenia type is a risk factor for hematologic cancers
ETV6-related thrombocytopenia (EV6-RT) appears to predispose carriers to acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other hematologic cancers.
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Primary care residents’ approach to HPV vaccine vary by specialty
SAN DIEGO – Only about a third of ob.gyn. and internal medicine residents always recommend the vaccine.
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Gynecologic oncologists often missing from pediatric pelvic evaluations
Young women and girls with gynecologic malignancies more often present with pain and masses greater than 5 cm in size, compared with those who...