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Screen-Detected Breast Cancer Rates Similar With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, Digital Mammography
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breast cancer detection is similar with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) or standard digital mammography, though…
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Physicians Less Likely to Order Cancer Screening Late in Day
Physicians are less likely to order routine cancer screening tests at the end of their workdays, new data suggest. The…
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Blood Donor Screening Data IDs Familial Hypercholesterolemia
THURSDAY, May 23, 2019 — Data from a blood donor screening program could represent a novel strategy for identifying familial…
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Cancer Screening Improved With ACA’s Medicaid Expansion
After the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) and breast cancer increased in low-income…
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Debate: Colorectal Screening at 45, Yea or Nay?
SAN DIEGO — Two physicians who have led national gastroenterology organizations squared off here over the wisdom of beginning routine…
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Timing of Colorectal Cancer Screening Disputed
SAN DIEGO — A recommendation to lower the age of colorectal cancer screening to 45 years in adults at average…
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Mediterranean Diet May Keep Late-Life Depression at Bay
SAN FRANCISCO — Adherence to a Mediterranean diet may guard against late-life depression, new research shows. Investigators from Hellenic Open…
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Cancer Screening Less Likely Among Current Smokers
FRIDAY, May 17, 2019 — Current smokers are less likely to receive guideline-concordant screening studies for breast, prostate, and colorectal…
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Lenalidomide Delays Onset of Multiple Myeloma
Smoldering multiple myeloma is a precursor to myeloma. The current standard of care is observation until the patient becomes symptomatic.…
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Guidelines Nix Annual TB Testing for Most Healthcare Workers
Healthcare workers should be tested for tuberculosis (TB) when they are hired and should be retested only after an occupational…
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