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People with diabetes are less likely to take their diabetes medications if they've been diagnosed with cancer

Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Patient Adherence to Diabetes Rx

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Effect more pronounced with poor cancer prognosis
Use of topical dapsone may have led to the development of methemoglobinemia

Topical Acne Gel Linked to Methemoglobinemia

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Teen developed blood disorder after using Aczone for a week
The deep inspiration breath-hold technique is associated with a reduction in the mean heart radiation dose during left breast irradiation

Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold Cuts Mean Heart Radiation Dose

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Review shows reduction in mean heart dose versus free breathing approach in left breast irradiation
Although the overall rate of colorectal cancer has fallen in recent decades

Colorectal Cancer Rates on Rise in Young Americans

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Still, only 10 percent of cases occur in younger group, researchers find
In what could be a significant advance for personalized medicine

Obama to Launch Personalized Medicine Research Initiative

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Asking Congress for $215 million to compile genetic data of one million Americans for study
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor use after radical prostatectomy is associated with increased risk of biochemical recurrence

PDE-5 Inhibitors Tied to Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence

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Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors up risk of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Teledermoscopy is feasible and effective for short-term monitoring of clinically atypical nevi

Teledermoscopy Feasible, Effective for Monitoring Nevi

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Diagnostic concordance 0.87 between conventional office-based visits, teledermoscopy encounters
For women undergoing screening mammography

Increase in Biopsies With DCIS, Invasive CA After Mammogram

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Biopsy frequency up after diagnostic, but not screening, mammography
Core needle biopsy is a more sensitive tool than fine-needle aspiration cytology for cervical lymphadenopathy evaluation

Core Needle Biopsy Helpful With Cervical Lymphadenopathy

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Findings compared to fine-needle aspiration cytology, especially for lymphoma
Current smoking reduces odds of survival in prostate cancer

Current Smoking Reduces Survival in Prostate Cancer

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Former, as well as current, smokers saw higher risk for radiation tx-related urinary side effects