Lung cancer survival rates in the United States continue to rise, but certain racial groups are still hit hard by
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Does MS affect survival rate after colorectal cancer diagnosis?
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are diagnosed with colorectal cancer may be at a higher risk of dying from
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Obesity increases survival in advanced prostate cancer
Obese patients with a form of advanced prostate cancer survive longer than overweight and normal weight patients, new research has
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Skilled surgeons boost colon cancer survival by 70%
Patients of more technically skilled surgeons, as assessed by review of operative video, have better long-term survival after surgery for
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Atezolizumab prolongs survival in NSCLC with PD-L1 expression
(HealthDay)—For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, treatment with atezolizumab results in
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Diabetes drug boosts survival in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 pneumonia
Sitagliptin, a drug to lower blood sugar in type 2 diabetes, also improves survival in diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19,
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Triple-drug therapy TRIPLES survival rate of advanced breast cancer
Patients with terminal breast cancer could live for up to FIVE MONTHS longer by taking a cocktail of three drugs,
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Mohs micrographic surgery may up survival in stage I melanoma
(HealthDay)—Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is associated with improved survival compared with traditional surgery with wide margin excision (WME) for stage
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Scientific statement on predicting survival for cardiac arrest survivors
To better facilitate research on appropriately determining prognosis after cardiac arrest and to establish better treatments for recovering from brain
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Prescribing Fitbits could ‘boost cancer survival rates by a third’
Prescribing Fitbits to cancer patients ‘could boost survival rates’ by a third and may be more effective than drugs by
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