Sharp rise in opioid drugs prescribed for non-cancer pain, reports study in …

Sharp rise in opioid drugs prescribed for non-cancer pain, reports study in …

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Dr Alexander comments, "There is an epidemic of prescription opioid addiction and abuse in the United States, and we felt it was important to examine whether or not this epidemic has coincided with improved identification and treatment of pain." Opioid …
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Personalized Treatment For Ovarian Cancer Has Positive Results

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To answer that, the test was studied in 262 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer at multiple medical centers over seven years. By tailoring the chemo drugs to fit the cancer, patients lived an average of 14 months longer. “For ovarian cancer, 14 …
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'Fragmented' cancer care

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The report identified issues across the oncology spectrum of care, finding that community oncologists don't always follow or stay up to date with clinical treatment guidelines, genomic advances have made treatment more complex and more expensive, and …
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