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May 17th 2025
Novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM), including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and bispecific antibodies, extend lives but raise concerns about treatment costs and adherence, and they haven't replaced stem cell transplantation, Harsh Parmar, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center, explains.
What We're Reading: Patients, Physicians Will Face a Number of Hurdles Under Aid-in-Dying Bill
May 5th 2016What we're reading, May 5, 2016: obtaining life-ending medications under California's new law won't be easy come June 9; Arizona is now the only state to not participate in CHIP; struggling insurers propose big premiums increases on Obamacare plans.
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Dr Toby Campbell Explains Patient Understanding of Palliative Care Remains Limited
May 4th 2016Patients and families can still have a limited understanding of palliative care, which may mean they have an open mind toward the suggestion, said Toby C. Campbell, MD, MSCI, associate professor of medicine, hematology-oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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What We're Reading: Heart Disease Risk Calculator Led to Overtreatment
May 4th 2016What we're reading, May 4, 2016: heart disease risk calculator has led to overtreatment; healthcare price transparency tool actually increased spending for those who used it; and Martin Shkreli may be facing additional charges.
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Arsenic in Private Wells Responsible for Surge in Bladder Cancer in New England
May 3rd 2016A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified the cause of the high rates of bladder cancer cases diagnosed in the New England region of the United States: arsenic in drinking water from private wells.
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Segregation a Significant Risk Factor for Outcomes in NSCLC
May 2nd 2016Access to surgery in early-stage patients with non-small cell lung cancer is dependent upon the extent of racial segregation in the patient’s neighborhood, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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Young Patients Face Greater Risk of Local Recurrence With Breast Conservation
May 2nd 2016A study presented at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology 35, ongoing in Turin, Italy, has shown that women younger than 45 years, diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, who chose breast conservation therapy followed by radiation, over mastectomy, had a significantly greater risk of local disease recurrence.
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