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Mammograms as a Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention Tool
In a study of women undergoing routine mammographic screening for breast cancer, mammographic features, such as microcalcifications and breast density, were associated with the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Using Cardiac MRI to Detect Suspected Tumors
Among patients with suspected cardiac tumors, cardiac MRI was highly accurate at distinguishing tumor from thrombus and benign from malignant tumors, using subsequent clinical data over five years of follow-up as the diagnostic standard.
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Can Antibiotics Lead to Colon Cancer?
Swedish researchers saw an association between frequent antibiotic use and proximal colorectal cancer.
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Jury Still Out on Convalescent Plasma
One year after the FDA issued an emergency use authorization, investigators are struggling to draw firm conclusions about the efficacy of this solution against COVID-19.
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Iron Therapy for Acute Heart Failure
Giving intravenous ferric carboxymaltose to stabilized post-acute heart failure patients with iron deficiency improved quality of life vs. placebo-treated patients within four weeks, which persisted during subsequent therapy for up to 24 weeks. -
Pegcetacoplan Injection (Empaveli)
The FDA has approved a new treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a rare, life-threatening blood disease. -
Predicting Coronary Artery Disease in Breast Cancer Patients
The authors applied an automated algorithm to calculate an Agatston coronary artery calcium score from non-ECG-gated planning CT scans in breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. This provided a graded risk calculation that could encourage preventive measures in patients at highest risk of a cardiovascular disease event. -
FDA Approves AI Tool to Help Detect Colon Cancer
Machine learning gives clinicians another tool while trying to detect troubling signs during routine screening.
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Ongoing Ethical Concerns with Misleading Advertising by Cancer Centers
Recent guidance outlines ethical concerns when cancer centers advertise directly to the public. The authors recommend these centers ensure fair and balanced promotion of cancer services, avoid exaggeration of claims, and provide data and statistics to support direct and implied assertions of treatment success.
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Elderly Patients with Esophageal Cancers Might Tolerate Multimodal Therapy Well
Some clinicians shy away from complete therapy courses for these patients over concerns about frailty, quality of life.