Oncology
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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...
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Children’s cancer survival steadily increasing
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Keep cancer prominent in differential diagnoses of pediatric rheumatic complaints
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Death from late effects of childhood cancer on decline
Key clinical point: Five-year survivors of childhood cancers have increased lifespans due in part to reduced rates of treatment-related late...
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‘Considerable’ subclinical CV disease in childhood cancer survivors
Key clinical point: Screening young-adult survivors of childhood cancer revealed “considerable” subclinical cardiovascular disease. Major finding...
Pearce-Ings
The HPV vaccine
Dr. Francine Pearce discusses some controversy regarding the HPV vaccine.