Tin tức & Cập nhật

Changes in weight and waist circumference appear to have a dose-response association with the risk of future breast cancer, such that the greater the gain, the higher the risk, according to a retrospective study.

Distress levels are high among patients with high-grade gliomas (HGG) and demonstrate high unmet need for distress screening and referral services, a new study has found.

Treatment with unilateral radiation for American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)-7 T1-2N2b tonsillar cancer is associated with low rates of contralateral nodal failure, a recent study has shown.

The use of multiple-dose antibiotic to prevent surgical site infection and implant removal following implant-based breast reconstruction does not appear to be more effective than a single-dose regimen, as shown in a study. In addition, the multi-dose regimen increases the risk of adverse events associated with antibiotic treatment.

In locally advanced rectal cancer patients on neoadjuvant chemoradiation, a tumour volume threshold of 37.3 cm3 is associated with pathologic complete response (pCR), suggests a recent study.

Multiple levels of influence, from personal perceptions and beliefs to provider-related factors, affect mammography uptake among Malay-Muslim women, according to a recent Singapore study.