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Physicians and patients should be aware of the persistently increased risk of cardiovascular diseases throughout life after Hodgkin's lymphoma

Higher CV Risks Seen for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Survivors

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Chemotherapy, radiation may damage the heart for decades to come
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel

CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries

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Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Noninvasive multiphoton microscopy imaging can reveal characteristic features of basal cell carcinoma in human skin

Multiphoton Microscopy Reveals Features of Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Noninvasive MPM imaging can reveal characteristic features of basal cell carcinoma in skin
Slightly more than half of middle-aged adults and seniors in the United States take aspirin daily

Over Half of Middle-Age, Older Americans Take Daily Aspirin

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Having discussed aspirin with provider is the strongest predictor of regular use
Two new devices may eventually lead to more accurate

Two Novel Technologies Promising in Cancer Care

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Experimental devices might reduce risk of side effects, lower costs, researchers say
Older adults with limited life expectancy frequently receive colorectal cancer screening

CRC Screening Among Older Adults Often Inappropriate

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Screening seen in more than half of adults aged 75 and older, with less than 10-year life expectancy
Many breast cancer patients who are eligible for breast-conserving surgery still choose to have the entire breast removed

Women Eligible for Lumpectomy Still Choosing Mastectomy

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Better pre-surgical chemotherapy means more of the breast can safely be saved, researchers say
More than one-quarter of patients with metastatic prostate cancer present with a synchronous second primary malignancy

Second Primaries for Over 25% With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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28.1 percent have synchronous second primary; mortality up with synchronous lung, stomach cancer
For patients with early Hodgkin's lymphoma who have negative findings on positron-emission tomography after three cycles of chemotherapy

Post-Chemo Radiation May Not Be Needed in Early Hodgkin’s

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For patients with negative PET after chemo, no further treatment was not noninferior to radiation