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Smoking status is an important patient-related prognostic factor for outcome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with intensive chemotherapy

Smoking Tied to Inferior Survival in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Smoking associated with inferior survival among patients receiving intensive chemotherapy for AML
Older patients taking five or more medications in the six months before intravenous chemotherapy are at higher risk for postchemotherapy inpatient hospitalizations

Polypharmacy Ups Postchemo Hospitalization Risk in Seniors

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Findings seen in older patients with prostate, breast, and lung cancers
The combination of low muscle mass and low muscle density is associated with shorter survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Low Muscle Mass, Density Linked to Shorter Survival in Lymphoma

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13 percent of DLBCL patients had LMM, LMD, which was associated with shorter OS and PFS
For patients with locally advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Chemo Ups Disease-Free Survival in Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

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Gemcitabine-platinum combination therapy tied to improved survival after nephroureterectomy
For patients with untreated stage II or III triple-negative breast cancer

Adding Pembrolizumab May Up Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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Pathological complete response rate higher with pembrolizumab plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Dasatinib is associated with improved survival for pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Dasatinib Tops Imatinib for Ph+ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Four-year cumulative risk of any relapse lower for dasatinib in the context of intensive chemotherapy
For high-risk stage 1 nonseminoma germ cell tumors of the testis

One-Cycle BE500P Seems Safe for High-Risk Early Testicular Cancer

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Malignant recurrence rate was 1.3 percent at two years for one-cycle BE500P in high-risk early-stage disease
Proton chemoradiotherapy is associated with a significantly lower risk for 90-day adverse events and a decrease in performance status during treatment compared with photon therapy

Adverse Events Decreased With Proton Chemoradiotherapy

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Relative risks lower for 90-day adverse events of at least grade 3 and 2 compared with photon therapy
Use of antioxidants and other dietary supplements before and during chemotherapy is associated with worse survival outcomes for patients with breast cancer

Antioxidant, Supplement Use May Worsen Breast Cancer Outcomes

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Disease-free, overall survival poorer with vitamin B12 use before and during chemotherapy
Obesity is associated with an increased risk for cardiotoxicity among patients receiving treatment for breast cancer

Obesity May Up Cardiotoxicity Risk From Breast Cancer Therapy

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Obesity independently associated with treatment-related cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients