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Cancer
Preventing Non-AIDS-Related Comorbidities in Adults Aging With HIV
Interventions to reduce some traditional risk factors can improve the proportion of non-AIDS-related comorbidities.
No Increased Risk for Cancer for ART-Conceived Children
Slightly but not significantly increased risks seen in children conceived by ICSI or cryopreservation.
Some Obesity-Related Cancers Increasing in Younger Adults
Incidence up for 6 of 12 obesity-related cancers; steeper increase in successively younger generations.
Cancer Screening Nonadherence May Be Associated With Increase in Overall Mortality
Nonadherence to protocol screenings in a screening trial for multiple cancers may be linked to higher overall mortality, excluding mortality due to cancers studied in the trial.
Fewer Complications Found With Hybrid Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
Incidence of intraoperative, postoperative complications lower in resectable esophageal cancer.
Risk for Suicide Increased in Year After Cancer Diagnosis
Patients with a cancer diagnosis have an increased risk for suicide during the first year after their diagnosis compared with the general population, with higher suicide rates for cancers with a poor prognosis.
AI-Based Smartphone App Can Help Cut Cancer Pain Severity
App can cut both severity of advanced cancer patients’ reported pain and hospital admissions.
RSNA: Mammography May Benefit 30-Year-Olds With Risk Factors
Early screening may benefit those with dense breasts, personal/family history of breast cancer.
2018 World Conference on Lung Cancer: 8 Key Findings
In September, health experts from around the globe gathered at the 2018 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Toronto. We compiled a list of 8 key findings presented at the event.
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