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Few Lupus, IBD Patients Getting HPV Vaccine

SAN DIEGO -- Despite being at greater risk of infection, few children and young adults with autoimmune diseases are being vaccinated against human papillomavirus, according to a study.

TSH Suppression: More Harm Than Good After Cancer Surgery?

SAN JUAN -- Suppressing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) after thyroidectomy for low-risk cancer increases the risk of osteoporosis in women without cutting back on cancer recurrence, researchers reported here.

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Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the 51成人动漫 staff.

Oncology Clinics Caught in Financial Vise

Community oncology clinics continue to feel the squeeze of a changing reimbursement structure that has forced 288 clinics to close in the past 6 years.

Medicare to Pay for More FDG-PET Scans

WASHINGTON -- Up to three scans using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-enhanced positron emission tomography technology can be covered by Medicare for oncology treatment planning, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

Surgery Boosts Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Surgery after chemoradiotherapy increased overall and disease-free survival compared with chemoradiotherapy alone in advanced esophageal cancer treatment, researchers reported here.

'Scatter' Effects of Mammography Pose Little Risk

CHICAGO -- Scatter radiation from screening mammography is minimal, even to the thyroid, and results in negligible risk to the patient, researchers reported here.

Lupus Patients Tend to Skip Pap Tests

WASHINGTON -- Women with systemic lupus erythematosus do not appear undergo timely cervical cancer screening despite being at an increased risk for cervical dysplasia and HPV infection, researchers said here.

Colon Cancer Risk Rises After Endometrial Ca

LAS VEGAS -- A history of endometrial cancer at a younger age quadrupled the likelihood of a subsequent diagnosis of colorectal cancer, a retrospective analysis of administrative data showed.

Gallbladder Polyp Size Can Guide Treatment

The follow-up strategy for patients with gallbladder polyps should be based on the size of the lesions, which can influence progression and malignancy potential, British researchers advised.

FDA Rejects Merck Sarcoma Drug

WASHINGTON -- The FDA has rejected the approval application for the sarcoma drug ridaforolimus, according to drug developer Merck.

Smoking Cuts Risk of Benign Brain Tumor

The risk of developing an acoustic neuroma was greatly reduced among male smokers, but not among those who take snuff, researchers reported.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Extreme Obesity Adds More Risk in Hysterectomy

AUSTIN, Texas -- Increasingly severe obesity drives up complication rates after hysterectomy, and outcomes continually worsen with rising body mass index, according to results from a study reported here.

Clinical Notes: Beware the Seat Heater

51成人动漫 debuts a new regular feature, a roundup of clinical news you might otherwise have missed. This week we led with a report that heated car seats can leave passengers with "toasted skin syndrome."

Oral Shield Cuts Radiation to Normal Tissue

PHOENIX -- Patients with head and neck cancer had substantial sparing of oral mucosa when they used custom-made dental stents to shield normal tissue from radiation therapy, data from a small clinical series showed.

Jaw Necrosis Common after Radiation for Oral Cancer

PHOENIX -- Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw occurred more than twice as often in patients treated for oral cancer as reported in the literature, according to a population-based study.

Gastric Ca Survival Rates Down, Chemo Use Up

SAN FRANCISCO -- A decline in survival rates in stage IV gastric cancer coincides with the increased use of chemotherapy rather than radiation and surgery, researchers found.

Robin Gibb Looks at 'Spider Medicine' for Liver Cancer, Sources Say

茂禄驴Robin Gibb, a member of the BeeGees singing group, was hospitalized recently for complications related to liver cancer, a diagnosis that was made several months ago, according to several publications, and is reportedly investigating alternative treatments.

Steve Jobs Loses Long Fight With Pancreatic NET

Apple founder Steve Jobs, 56, died Wednesday after a nearly eight-year struggle with complications stemming from a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Medtronic Infusion Pump Recalled

Battery problems with two of Medtronic's SynchroMed II implantable infusion pumps have forced the company to recall them, according to the FDA, although the recall only affects products not yet implanted.

Rare-Cancer Charity Founder Dies at 40

Jennifer Goodman Linn, founder of the rare-cancer-research charity Cycle for Survival, died last month after a seven-year battle with sarcoma. She was 40.

ASCO: Real-World Study Confirms Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

CHICAGO -- Screening for cervical cancer using Pap or HPV testing can safely take place every three years for women over 30, a researcher reported.

New Study Looks at Long-Term Effects of Cell Phones

A consortium of five European countries has launched a new cohort study to monitor the health effects of human exposure to radio frequencies emitted by mobile phones.

ASCO GU: BP Reveals Hit or Miss for Targeted Tx

SAN FRANCISCO -- Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma may indicate efficacy, while treatment-induced hypertension may be another marker after surgery, according to studies reported here.

ASCO GU: Urine Screening Not Worth the Money in Bladder CA

SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding urine tests to standard cytoscopy for surveillance after non-muscle invasive bladder cancer may increase cost without boosting detection, according to a prospective cost-effectiveness study.

ASCO GI: Targeted Agent Slows Neuroendocrine Tumors

ORLANDO -- Patients with progressive pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors lived twice as long without progression when treated with sunitinib (Sutent) compared with placebo, data from a French clinical trial showed.

Medicare to Cover More PET Scans for Cancer Diagnosis

BALTIMORE -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced expanded coverage of PET scans for Medicare patients suspected of having most cancers.

ASCO: Imatinib (Gleevec) After GIST Surgery Achieves Big Survival Advantage

CHICAGO -- Imatinib (Gleevec) after curative surgery for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) achieved a 90% two-year recurrence-free survival, investigators reported here.

ASCO GI: Avastin Gives No Survival Advantage in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

ORLANDO -- The addition of Avastin (bevacizumab) to Gemzar (gemcitabine) did not improve survival of advanced pancreatic cancer in a randomized trial, researchers here reported.

FDA Approves Erbitux for Squamous Cell Head-and-Neck Cancer

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The FDA has approved Erbitux (cetuximab) for treatment of squamous cell head-and-neck cancer, making the monoclonal antibody the first new agent for this indication in a half-century.