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Use of intrauterine devices may decrease risk for ovarian cancer

January 21, 2020

About 14,000 women each year die of ovarian cancer, making it one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers.

Moreover, 80% of ovarian cancer diagnoses occur only after the disease has progressed to a late stage. The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance estimated 22,530 new cases in 2019 alone.

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Allogeneic HSCT survival outcomes show ‘striking improvement’

January 20, 2020

Patients who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants between 2013 and 2017 demonstrated substantial improvement in survival outcomes and fewer…

In the Journals

Physicians should counsel patients on safe use of cannabis edibles

January 20, 2020

Physicians need to better promote open discussions with patients who express interest in cannabis on their use of edibles, enable counseling on safe consumption, and…

In the Journals

Oral anticoagulants may be harmful in patients with AF on dialysis

January 20, 2020

Among patients with atrial fibrillation on long-term dialysis, oral anticoagulants were not associated with decreased risk for thromboembolism and some of them elevated…

Pralsetinib effective, safe for RET fusion-positive NSCLC

January 20, 2020

The investigational therapy pralsetinib appeared effective and safe for patients with RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer, according to topline data released…

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