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Incorporation of a genetic risk score can improve the accuracy of colorectal cancer risk determination

Model Including CRC Risk Alleles Ups Risk Discrimination

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Model more accurately determines risk of colorectal cancer; defines recommended screening age
For older adults

Hyperhomocysteinemia Linked to Worse Cognitive Status

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Correlation with worse cognitive and functional status, dementia among elderly adults
Nine states have enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact law

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed

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Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Adding to the debate about the benefits of mammography screening before age 50

Limited Evidence for Screening Mammography for Women in 40s

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But conclusion wasn't unanimous, one expert says
Melanoma incidence has increased by 253 percent among U.S. children and young adults since the 1970s

ASCO: Melanoma Rates on the Rise for U.S. Youth

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Women account for two-thirds of cases, likely due to unsafe tanning
Patients aged 55 years and older presenting to an inpatient/emergency department setting with traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease

TBI Linked to Parkinson’s Risk in Patients Aged ≥55 Years

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Dose-response associations identified for traumatic brain injury severity and frequency
Type 2 diabetes may reduce the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

T2DM May Help Protect Against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Study suggests a potential link, but researchers can't explain it
Mortality rates among five-year childhood cancer survivors 15 years after diagnosis have been halved since the 1970s -- falling from 12.4 to 6 percent

ASCO: Longevity Improving for Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Fewer die of 'late effects' from radiation, chemotherapy
Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV

CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Teens, Younger Adults Tested Recently for HIV

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Testing rates of those ages 15 to 44: 22 percent for females and 16 percent for males
Thousands of breast cancer patients in the United States might be spared a second surgery if more tissue was removed during initial breast-conserving

ASCO: Greater Breast Tissue Removal Reduces Further Surgery

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Removing extra tissue can halve the chances of requiring a second surgery in breast cancer