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When you have screening colonoscopy should you worry about the endoscopist’s skills? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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AI assisted colonoscopy, where a computer helped interpret images seen during the procedure, resulted in endoscopists being less adept at recognizing precancerous lesions known as polyps, a recent study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins comments. …
Small risks of recurrent breast cancer may exist after treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Most women who’ve had early breast cancer are not at high risk for recurrence, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Women who’ve had early breast cancer and been treated can likely lay their worries about recurrence to rest, a new study concludes. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says that’s the conclusion of this very large, long term …
Aspirin may be of benefit in a number of cancers, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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People who’ve had colorectal cancer and have a known mutation should likely take aspirin to help prevent disease recurrence, according to a new study. The benefit of aspirin in preventing cancers has been shown before in the skin cancer melanoma, …
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What is the benefit of asprin in reducing colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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People who’ve had colorectal cancer and who have a mutation known as PI3 kinase benefit from taking asprin to prevent recurrence, a new study shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the findings. Nelson: There were …
Care should be taken when using CT in kids, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Transcript Using CT scanning in children should be limited, a recent study concludes, finding that about one in ten cancers in kids were likely related to imaging studies using ionizing radiation. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins …
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