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Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Blood marker may signal enzalutamide, abiraterone resistance

Posted on: 03/09/2014 - 22:00

Detection of AR-V7 in the peripheral blood appears to be a marker of resistance to both enzalutamide and abiraterone treatment in men who have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Majority of cancer patients with depression untreated; integrated collaborative care found ‘strikingly’ effective

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 23:30

Approximately 75% of cancer patients with major depression are not receiving treatment for their depression, according to an analysis of data from more than 21,000 patients. However, a novel...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Statins associated with significant decrease in risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:00

Use of statins for any duration of time is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in low-risk populations. A nested case-control study among 94 cases of...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Unnecessary cancer screening "substantial" in U.S.

Posted on: 18/08/2014 - 21:00

A substantial proportion of older adults in the United States undergo unnecessary and even harmful screening for colon, prostate, breast, and cervical cancer, contrary to clear guidelines that are...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Unnecessary cancer screening "substantial" in U.S.

Posted on: 18/08/2014 - 21:00

A substantial proportion of older adults in the United States undergo unnecessary and even harmful screening for colon, prostate, breast, and cervical cancer, contrary to clear guidelines that are...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Unnecessary cancer screening "substantial" in U.S.

Posted on: 18/08/2014 - 21:00

A substantial proportion of older adults in the United States undergo unnecessary and even harmful screening for colon, prostate, breast, and cervical cancer, contrary to clear guidelines that are...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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