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VIDEO: How to improve cancer survivorship planning

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 14:25

BRUSSELS – National Cancer Institute Director Catherine Alfano, Ph.D., summarizes the institute’s work on improving cancer survivor planning, better coordinating survivor care, and gathering new data...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Sleeve gastrectomy often worsens GERD

Posted on: 06/02/2014 - 16:10

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy not only fails to improve gastroesophageal reflux disease in most patients who undergo the weight-loss procedure, it actually worsens GERD symptoms in many of them and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Genotyping adds little to optimized warfarin dosing

Posted on: 03/01/2014 - 14:20

DALLAS – Genotyping to guide the starting dosage of warfarin treatment showed no added value above tailoring treatment with a panel of clinical features in a randomized, controlled U.S. trial of more...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Esophageal ultrasound unreliable for tumor staging

Posted on: 13/12/2013 - 18:20

Endoscopic esophageal ultrasound understages many early-stage esophageal cancers, possibly leading to undertreatment for many patients, a study has shown. A review of more than 100 patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Abrupt increase noted in LVAD thrombosis

Posted on: 02/12/2013 - 18:00

An abrupt and unexpected increase in pump thrombosis has occurred since March 2011 in patients with advanced heart failure who received the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device, according to a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

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