Prediagnostic Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Death Risk
Mortality risk drops 17 percent with one colonoscopy before diagnosis, 45 percent with three colonoscopies.
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Risk for Cancer Incidence, Mortality Increased With Psoriasis
Overall cancer mortality and mortality for liver, esophageal, pancreatic cancer up with severe psoriasis.
Rates of Head, Neck Melanoma Up in North American Youth
Risk for head, neck melanoma higher for male sex, older age, non-Hispanic white ethnicity
Hysterectomy Technique Tied to Poorer Uterine Cancer Outcomes
Uncontained uterine power morcellation tied to higher mortality in women with undetected uterine cancer.
Indoor Tanning May Up Risk for Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dose-response association found between indoor tanning and SCC risk among women.
Few Critical Care Nurses Feel Competent in Providing Palliative Care
Moral distress levels vary with perceived use of care; higher levels of distress seen with less frequent use.
Breast Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline in the U.S.
Pace of decline slowed from 1.9 percent during 1998 to 2011 to 1.3 percent during 2011 to 2017.
Incidence of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer Up in the U.S.
From 2013 to 2014, incidence of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers was 4.62 per 100,000 persons.
Blast Count Prognostic for CML Presenting in Advanced Phase
Mortality risk significantly higher for patients with 20 to 29 percent versus less than 20 percent blasts.
Antiemetic Treatments
Antiemetic treatment chart including drug formulations, strengths, and usual doses for nausea/vomiting.
