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Invasive cancer incidence highest in black men

Posted on: 27/03/2014 - 17:20

Men had a 24% higher incidence of invasive cancer than women in 2010, and black men had the highest rate among men of all races/ethnicities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Patient selection can keep the lid on esophagectomy costs

Posted on: 27/03/2014 - 13:30

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Cost and quality are not always synonymous, particularly when it comes to complex surgical procedures such as esophagectomy. A review of records on more than 6,700 patients who...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Small PNETs may still harbor malignant potential

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 14:10

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Even small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors have the potential for malignancy and need excision or close monitoring, investigators caution. A retrospective cohort study following...

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

Small PNETs may still harbor malignant potential

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 14:10

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Even small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors have the potential for malignancy and need excision or close monitoring, investigators caution. A retrospective cohort study following...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Outcomes linked to distance from liver transplant center

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 20:00

Eligible patients who live farther away from a liver transplant center are less likely to be put on a waiting list, less likely to receive a transplant, and more likely to die within 5 years than are...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 22:00

TAMPA – Women who undergo bariatric surgery to lose weight are about 70% less likely to develop uterine cancer than are obese women who do not undergo such surgery, according to findings from a large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

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