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Triple-negative breast cancers impact female populations differently

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experience a higher incidence of breast cancer from aggressive molecular subtypes, such as triple-negative disease. per year from 2010 to 2016 and 4.3% from 2016 to 2019). To compare, the triple-negative disease incidence remained unchanged among non-Hispanic white women.

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Can use of other cancer screening tests boost uptake of LCS?

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The study included information from 212,393 participants between the ages of 50 and 79 from the 2022 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dataset; of these, 28,483 were eligible for LCS according to the 2021 USPSTF criteria.

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What is the best timing for PET scans after radiotherapy?

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To address the knowledge gap, the group analyzed data from men who underwent gallium-68 (Ga-68) PSMA-11 PET/CT scans before and after radiotherapy at their institution between November 2016 and October 2021 as part of a prospective clinical trial. The full study is available here.

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PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection

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Thadeu de Oliveira Correia and colleagues conducted research that included 716 patients without known prostate cancer who underwent prostate MRI followed by biopsy between January 2016 and May 2020. no biopsy for PI-RADS equal to or less than 2) A risk-based pathway (i.e.,

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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Ablation most cost-effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

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The investigators track total costs and patient out-of-pocket costs for each procedure as well as any additional care within 30 days and 90 days after the procedure. The team found that ablation was the most cost-effective choice.

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CT-FFR, perfusion comparable to CCTA alone for detecting heart disease

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CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) and CT myocardial perfusion imaging boost the specificity of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD) -- and perform comparably to CCTA alone. CCTA alone served as the reference standard.

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