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Physicians don't always recognize radiation therapy side effects in cancer patients

Physicians did not recognize side effects from radiation therapy in more than half of breast cancer patients who reported a significant symptom, a new study finds.

9 Dec 2020

Henry Ford Health System is first in the U.S. to perform a procedure using CG-100 intraluminal device

Henry Ford Health System is the first in the country to perform a procedure using the CG-100™ intraluminal device, which is temporarily inserted into the gastrointestinal tract and designed to reduce diverting stoma rates, and the need for an ostomy bag, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal resection procedures due to colorectal cancer treatment.

9 Dec 2020

Omitting postoperative radiation therapy did not compromise survival for older HR-positive breast cancer patients

Older patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who did not receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery had higher rates of local recurrence but similar 10-year survival rates when compared to patients who received postoperative radiation therapy, according to updated 10-year data from the PRIME II study, presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

Symptom under-recognition may be common in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, under-recognition of symptoms was common in reports of pain, pruritus, edema, and fatigue, with younger patients and Black patients having significantly increased odds of symptom under-recognition, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may increase risk of becoming persistent drug users

Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical services: a case study

A team of researchers based in Turkey has now studied the pandemic's effect on emergency medical services (EMS). Their study, titled "Effects of COVID‐19 pandemic on emergency medical services," was published in the latest issue of The International Journal of Clinical Practice.

9 Dec 2020

Study shows association between chemotherapy benefit and menopausal status in breast cancer patients

After a median follow-up of 5.1 years, among women with lymph node-positive early-stage breast cancer and a recurrence score of 25 or lower who received adjuvant endocrine therapy with or without chemotherapy, postmenopausal patients had no added benefit from chemotherapy, while premenopausal patients who received chemotherapy had improved invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and an early indication of improved overall survival (OS), according to data from the SWOG S1007 RxPONDER clinical trial presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

What safety measures have food suppliers implemented in response to COVID-19?

Researchers surveyed small to large food companies in 16 countries on food safety attributes and emergency plans. They found that less than half the food companies had documented putting emergency plans in place for pandemics and public health crises.

9 Dec 2020

Considerable COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in UK may affect herd immunity, study finds

Scientists from the Imperial College London and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK, have conducted a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey to evaluate the public’s willingness to receive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination and their attitude toward prioritization.

9 Dec 2020

Exercise may help minimize weight loss surgery-induced bone loss

Although weight loss surgery is a highly effective treatment for obesity, it can be detrimental to bone health. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggests that exercise may help address this shortcoming.

9 Dec 2020

Knee replacement surgery using tourniquet increases the risk of serious complications

The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is used, compared to surgery without a tourniquet.

8 Dec 2020

Study unveils struggles faced by surgical units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers at the University of Calgary, Canada, shed light on how surgical services have been reorganized during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Dec 2020

Researchers evaluate safety of novel therapy for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, along with a team of researchers from other institutions, has been investigating a novel therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

7 Dec 2020

Clonal hematopoiesis can confer a health benefit in allogeneic transplants

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are detected in the blood of some healthy, usually older, individuals who don't have cancer.

7 Dec 2020

Donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with MDS, study shows

A new clinical trial offers the most compelling evidence to date that a donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators report at the virtual 62nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

5 Dec 2020

Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation shows comparable benefit to therapy alternatives

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used in adults with deep cartilage defects for over 30 years and has been further developed and modified over time.

5 Dec 2020

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

The lung transplantation team at UZ Leuven, the university hospital of Leuven, performed a double lung transplantation for the first time with lungs from a donor who had experienced a mild form of COVID-19 three months earlier.

4 Dec 2020

Mortality rates after cancer surgery appear to be improving for Black and White patients

Mortality rates after cancer surgery declined for Black as well as white patients during a recent ten-year period, although the mortality gap between the two groups did not narrow, according to new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard University investigators.

3 Dec 2020

Lessons from Italian neurosurgeons who fought on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic's first wave

A report by neurosurgeons at the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, highlights the strategies their unit had to take to help combat the viral illness, which has claimed the lives of more than 1.49 million people worldwide. The study was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery in December 2020.

3 Dec 2020

COVID-19-related disruptions to cervical cancer screening could increase risk sevenfold, UK case study finds

A new study reveals inequalities in the delay in screening for cervical cancer, and recommends that the screening capacity be increased in addition to giving a higher priority to women who have missed their scheduled visit.

2 Dec 2020

Medical Procedure News

Physicians don't always recognize radiation therapy side effects in cancer patients

Henry Ford Health System is first in the U.S. to perform a procedure using CG-100 intraluminal device

Omitting postoperative radiation therapy did not compromise survival for older HR-positive breast cancer patients

Symptom under-recognition may be common in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may increase risk of becoming persistent drug users

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical services: a case study

Study shows association between chemotherapy benefit and menopausal status in breast cancer patients

What safety measures have food suppliers implemented in response to COVID-19?

Considerable COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in UK may affect herd immunity, study finds

Exercise may help minimize weight loss surgery-induced bone loss

Knee replacement surgery using tourniquet increases the risk of serious complications

Study unveils struggles faced by surgical units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluate safety of novel therapy for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Clonal hematopoiesis can confer a health benefit in allogeneic transplants

Donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with MDS, study shows

Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation shows comparable benefit to therapy alternatives

UZ Leuven team performs double lung transplant with lungs of an ex-COVID-19 patient

Mortality rates after cancer surgery appear to be improving for Black and White patients

Lessons from Italian neurosurgeons who fought on the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic's first wave

COVID-19-related disruptions to cervical cancer screening could increase risk sevenfold, UK case study finds

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