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Oral therapy for metastatic breast cancer grows in Medicare patients
Major finding: In patients enrolled in Medicare Part D, fulvestrant was the most common first-line treatment given to 9.1% of patients, but oral...
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‘Eczema coxsackium’ cutaneous eruptions characterized
Major finding: The most common cutaneous findings were vesiculobullous and erosive eruptions in 99% of patients, eczema herpeticum-like rash in 55...
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Everolimus effective in women with early failure of adjuvant therapy
Major finding: Median progression-free survival was 11.5 months in the everolimus-plus-exemestane group and 4.1 months in the placebo-plus...
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Genetic alterations may predict everolimus efficacy
Major finding: In a secondary analysis, patients with one or no alterations in four genes had a 73% improvement in progression-free survival with...
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Breast cancer receptor change may predict outcomes
Major finding: Receptor status changed in 41% of breast cancers after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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Two studies document a rise in gun wounds, homicides
Major finding: The proportion of homicides related to guns in southern Arizona increased significantly from 1.97% to 2.45% after that state passed...
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Acupuncture does not significantly increase pregnancy rates in IVF
Major finding: The odds ratio for clinical pregnancy was 1.14 in those who got acupuncture, compared with control groups. Data source: A more...
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IVF aneuploidies may be fewer with CoQ10
Major finding: Aneuploidies occurred in 41% of oocytes in women pretreated with CoQ10 and in 55% of women on placebo, a statistically...
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Chromosome screening, single-embryo transfer improve outcomes
Major finding: Delivery rates were similar after comprehensive chromosomal screening and single-embryo transfer (61%) or unscreened double-embryo...
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Abbreviated MRI breast cancer screening protocol accurate
Major finding: MRI screening identified 11 cancers, for an additional yield of 18 cancers per 1,000 examinations beyond what could be detected by...
