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Medicare developed a program to rein in the costs of cancer treatment, but the results were disappointing, a new study reveals, with this comprehensive approach reducing costs by about 1%. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …

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Women are diagnosed with thyroid cancers much more often than men, but a recent study finds that examination of the thyroid gland itself in men and women finds there is little difference in the actual rate of these cancers. Lilah …

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Despite vastly different rates of thyroid cancers diagnosed in men and women, a recent study concludes the actual rates are really quite similar. Lilah Morris-Wiseman, an endocrine surgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains the findings. Morris-Wiseman: Women are being diagnosed far …

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Many women being treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer report ‘brain fog,’ or cognition issues. Now a new study examines whether exercise can help reduce or even eliminate this side effect of treatment. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer …

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It stands to reason that people with cancer might be more susceptible to developing severe Covid-19 disease, and now a new analysis confirms it. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the data. Nelson: It …

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The United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, recently issued new guidelines on who should be screened for lung cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the impact. Nelson: What this study did …

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Remote monitoring helps people undergoing treatment for cancer cope better with emerging symptoms, a new study concludes. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says this strategy may be even more important as new cancer treatments …

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