Teledermoscopy Accurate for Detecting Skin Cancers
TeleTeam detected 11 of 13 skin cancers with clinical photos, dermoscopy alone, with accuracy of 91 percent
Four Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage Once ACA Credits Expire
Surgeon General Says U.S. Smoking Rates Have Tumbled, But Not for Everyone
Barriers to Widespread Access to Cancer Medications Include Excessive Cost
Solutions to address inequity in drug distribution include sharing production secrets, international funding, cost-effective screening
Half of Young Cancer Patients Report Fertility Preservation Discussion With Provider
Prevalence lowest for those with thyroid, lung or bronchus, ovarian, and colorectal cancers
Study Looks at Increasing Incidence of Pancreatic Cancer in Younger Adults
Increasing incidence mainly due to increased detection of smaller, early-stage endocrine cancer, not adenocarcinoma
President-Elect Trump to Pick Mehmet Oz to Head CMS
Oz worked as a heart surgeon before helming a hugely successful daytime talk show, focused on health and medicine
ChemoRT Then Immunochemotherapy Then Surgery Promising in Unresectable Esophageal Cancer
One-year progression-free survival, overall survival was 79.4, 89.6 percent; significantly longer survival seen in patients who achieved resectability
Bleeding Risk Increased With NSAID Use for VTE Patients Receiving Anticoagulants
More than twofold increased bleeding rate seen with NSAID use for patients treated with oral anticoagulants for VTE
Anxiety, Depression Increased in Pancreatic Cancer Patients With Palliative Care Consult
Palliative care consultations have no significant impact on the likelihood of documented treatment
