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EHR use reaches 'tipping point'

More than half of the nation’s physicians and other health care providers use electronic health records in their practices,... »

Will the SGR ever be fixed? The Policy & Practice Podcast

For the second week in a row, congressional committees took up the exasperating problem of the Medicare Sustainable Growth... »

CMS offers $1 billion for health innovators

Got a better way to deliver and pay for health care? If so, the feds have a billion dollars worth of grants you can apply... »

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Cancer Prevention and Epidemiology
Consequences of not screening for prostate cancer prove dire

SAN DIEGO – The mean survival of men who initially presented with a prostate-specific antigen score of 100 ng/mL or greater... »

Finding the metastatic needle in the haystack

While much has been said about how advances in genetic testing technology have improved the diagnosis of Mendelian genetic... »

Study suggests statin use decreases breast cancer mortality

WASHINGTON – Statin use – both before and after a diagnosis of breast cancer – was associated with up to a 66% reduction in... »

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Sharing bad news with patients or their families can be challenging, but doing it well is a skill that physicians can learn and master, Dr. James Avery says.

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Patient & Survivor Care
CDC urges doctors to help patients quit smoking

WASHINGTON – Doctors need to step up their efforts to counsel patients on smoking cessation.

That was the message from... »

Timely palliative consult affects end-of-life care in gynecologic cancer patients

LOS ANGELES – A palliative care consultation within the last month of life improves a variety of end-of-life outcomes in... »

USPSTF draft recommendations update chemoprevention for breast cancer

Draft recommendations being considered by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force encourage clinicians to offer tamoxifen or... »

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In the Pipeline
HPV testing best predicts cervical neoplasia risk

LOS ANGELES – Testing for high-risk human papillomavirus appears to be more reliable than performing liquid-based cytology... »

Floating debris again spotted in compounded pharmacy meds

For the third time in 10 days, a compounding pharmacy has issued a voluntary recall of its products, this time after state... »

Mold again found in compounded product

A compounding pharmacy has issued a nationwide voluntary recall of all of its products after mold was discovered in one of... »

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Clinical News
Novel biomarker may measure prostate cancer aggressiveness

SAN DIEGO – Prostate-specific antigen peptidase activity is higher in patients with less-aggressive prostate cancer than in... »

No higher risk of cancer after 9 years of testosterone replacement therapy

SAN DIEGO – Testosterone replacement therapy is not associated with an increased risk of cancer or prostate cancer in men,... »

Primary tumor resection is linked to growth of CRC liver metastases

PHOENIX – The standard sequential approach to treatment of patients with isolated synchronous liver metastases of... »

Real-world NLST results show CT scans find more early-stage lung cancers

For older Americans who are or used to be heavy smokers, annual CT screening for lung cancer appears to reduce mortality... »

Tumor biology appears to play role in missed interval colorectal cancers

ORLANDO – Colorectal cancers that are identified 6 months or more after a colonoscopy due to either a missed lesion or a... »

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May 31 - Jun 4
Chicago, IL		 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Annual Meeting
Jun 13 - 16
Stockholm, 		European Hematology Association (EHA): Annual Congress
Jun 20 - 21
Milan, 		European Institute of Oncology (IEO): 14th Milan Breast Cancer Conference
Jun 22 - 25
Rotterdam, 		6th International Conference on Children's Bone Health
Jun 27 - 29
Berlin, 		Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/ International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO): International Symposium
Jul 3 - 6
Barcelona, 		European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Conference: World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer
Jul 10 - 14
Toronto, 		2nd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer
Jul 10 - 12
Paris, 		WIN 2013 Symposium
Jul 10 - 12
Paris, 		Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) Consortium: WIN 2013 Symposium
Jul 11 - 13
Boston, MA		 Harvard Medical School: Breast Cancer
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