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New research suggests conventional fractionated and hypofractionated proton postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) yield similar tolerability and complication rates for patients following mastectomy.

A study found acute myeloid leukemia (AML) salvage therapy was independently associated with early mortality compared with frontline therapy, suggesting that algorithms measuring quality of care should incorporate risk mortality indices that factor in disease characteristics and treatment status.

Patients with SLE who reported being more satisfied in their lives were more likely to have higher physical and mental component summary scores.

In a longitudinal case study, researchers found that higher inflammation levels may predict poor outcomes following bariatric surgery.

A meta-analysis found that the use of magnetic resonance–guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) correlated with fewer acute grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicities compared with CT-guided non-adaptive SBRT in patients with prostate cancer.

A cross-sectional study suggests that mild cognitive impairment is associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

In part 1 of this 4 part series, Michael Thorpy, MD, talks about salt intake and how health guidelines and individual habits shape what kind of medication is right for patients with sleep disorders like excessive daytime sleepiness or narcolepsy.

The review summarized existing evidence around short- and long-term treatment-related toxicities among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), as well as gaps in care guidelines for AYA survivors of lymphoma.

Out of several factors, surgical complications were the only factor independently associated with emergency department (ED) readmission among patients who underwent surgery for ovarian carcinoma.

In an exploratory analysis, Hispanic men with primary and metastatic prostate cancer exhibited higher frequencies of certain altered genes compared to non-Hispanic men.

Severe and frequent ocular symptoms were more likely in adolescents and young adults who used e-cigarettes and cigarettes.

Biosimilars can improve access to treatment for patients who might not have been able to access biologics previously, explained Laura Wingate, executive vice president, Education, Support, & Advocacy, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.

Adverse effects associated with glucocorticoid use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis may not be as burdensome as previously indicated.

Measuring biochemical recurrence (BCR) as a surrogate marker produces unreliable results as a primary end point for overall survival of patients with localized prostate cancer, a study found.

A recent study found that ultrasonography-based risk models for differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian tumors performed well in a diagnostic study conducted in a US cohort.

Researchers analyzed patient and clinician perspectives on neuropsychiatric (NP) symptom occurrence and found discrepancies potentially impacting patient care.

A recent study suggests that patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) could potentially benefit from allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) regardless of genetic mutation status.

The authors found shifting patterns in the effects of obesity, alcohol, and smoking on atrial fibrillation.

With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease.

Increasing radiation doses to the whole heart appear to correlate with higher risks of valvular disease, coronary artery disease, and heart failure in childhood cancer survivors, a recent study found.

Investigators conducted this subanalysis among patients aged 20 to 27 years, using data from the National Growth and Health Study to determine potential racial differences in left ventricular mass among female patients with obesity.

"We won't be content until this is indeed performed in 98% of babies," Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, explains.

At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award.

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for luspatercept (Reblozyl) for the first-line treatment of anemia in patients with low-risk MDS who may require blood transfusions.

A retrospective analysis of the CARTITUDE-1 trial suggests that patients who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) prior to receiving chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma experience comparable outcomes to allo-SCT–naïve patients.