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The timing of immunotherapy initiation is not a significant factor in the outcomes of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), a study found.

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.

Structured exercise programs should be a part of the standard of care for colon cancer following adjuvant chemotherapy, authors of the CHALLENGE study recommended.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association, on the core takeaways of his keynote session at AHIP 2022 on public health policy and other solutions to promote equitable health and well-being.

Colorectal cancer offered the earliest window into the trend of increased cancer incidence among those younger than age 50. Obesity is among the factors linked to rising rates of cancer in young adults.

Patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who received luspatercept showed greater hemoglobin gains and transfusion independence compared with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in a real-world analysis.