Cancer Odds Up 40 Percent in Obese Women
However, researchers stress that losing excess weight can lower the odds again
Old Blood As Good As Fresh in Critically Ill Patients
Trial shows that changes to blood during storage do not affect quality
Genetic Variation Impacts Aspirin/NSAID Link to CRC Risk
Use of aspirin, NSAIDs lowers risk of CRC in association with genetic variation at two SNPs
Accuracy High for Pathologists Interpreting Breast Biopsy
Based on single breast slide, overall agreement 75.3 percent for individual pathologist versus consensus
CDC Releases Estimates of Cancer Incidence, Survival for 2011
Sixty-five percent of those with cancer survived five years or more; survival lower among blacks
Gender-Specific Variation in Medical Specialties
About 85 percent of ob-gyn residents are female, while more males in surgery, emergency medicine
Frequency of Germline TP53 Mutations ID’d in Early-Onset CRC
Germline mutations detected at a frequency of 1.3 percent in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer
Getting Heard May Be Key to Getting New Job
Pitch for job was more convincing when evaluators heard it than when they read it
Where You Live May Impact Use of Unnecessary Imaging
Doctors tend to order more imaging technologies in the Northeast, researchers found
Tetanus Shot Ups Survival With Brain Tumor Immunotherapy
One patient with glioblastoma still alive nine years later
