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Electronic health records are a valuable source of data that can be mined to help practices with quality improvement performance

EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement

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Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should ban flavorings and television advertisements for e-cigarettes

ACP Supports Ban on Flavoring, Ads for E-Cigarettes

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Backers of devices say bans may drive some smokers back to cigarettes
Engaging in a regular walking regimen can improve well-being for men with prostate cancer

Regular Walking Can Boost Quality of Life With Prostate CA

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Researchers found real improvements in quality of life once men got active
Black women are more likely than white women to have dense breasts

AACR: Dense Breasts Found More Likely in Black Women

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Finding may help explain greater breast cancer risk in this population, researchers say
Women in their 40s should talk with their doctors and then decide for themselves whether they need regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer before age 50

USPSTF Revisits Mammography Guidelines

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Women in their 40s should make an informed personal decision
For men with nonmetastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who have a negative bone scan after diagnosis

Under and Over Imaging Suspected in Prostate CA Care

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Patients with higher PSA, shorter PSA doubling time more likely to have second scan
Computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of electronic health records may improve appropriate use of diagnostic radiologic test ordering and reduce test use

EHR Decision Support Ups Radiologic Test Appropriateness

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Harms of computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of EHR rarely assessed
Human leukocyte antigen expression appears to be tied to clinical outcomes in penile cancer

HLA Expression Tied to Penile Cancer Outcomes

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HLA-A is an independent predictor of poor survival in HPV-negative patients
Compared to white men

Obesity Raises Prostate Cancer Risk Even Higher for Black Men

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Researchers urge physicians to take note of findings
A gene variation associated with smoking longer and getting lung cancer at a younger age has been identified by researchers. The study was published in the May issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Gene Variation May Impact Smoking Cessation Efforts

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Researcher suggests a change in screening policies