Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop more targeted, effective treatments.
Sep 15, 2013
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in a large (deep) vein. Proximal DVTs occur in deep veins above the knee and isolated, distal DVTs can occur when smaller blood clots form in the veins below the knee. ...
Jul 13, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The British Cardiovascular Intervention Society myocardial jeopardy score (BCIS-JS) predicts mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to research published in the Jan. 15 issue of ...
Jan 18, 2013
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Bladder cancer is associated with significant illness and mortality, particularly if treatment is delayed. Writing in the journal Bladder Cancer, researchers have outlined recommendations for treatment of both muscle invasive ...
May 21, 2020
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An international group of researchers, including those from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have published a paper in the March 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reviewing the results of a study that analyzed ...
Mar 23, 2012
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Detection of midwall fibrosis (the presence of scar tissue in the middle of the heart muscle wall) via magnetic resonance imaging among patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (a condition affecting the heart muscle) ...
Mar 5, 2013
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To ensure all arms in a randomized clinical trial have roughly equal percentages of participants from key subgroups, statisticians often stratify patient assignment to each arm and account for these stratification factors ...
Nov 3, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The use of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in the emergency department can improve outpatient management for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Nov. ...
Nov 26, 2018
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(HealthDay)—In addition to traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors, in patients with type 2 diabetes, coronary artery calcium (CAC) predicts the risk of cardiovascular death, according to a study published online ...
Jan 18, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The cell-cycle progression (CCP) gene panel is useful to improve the risk stratification for men with even low-risk, clinically localized prostate cancer, according to research published online March 4 in the ...
Mar 28, 2013
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