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Most oncology patient requests are appropriate =>JAMA Oncology Patient demands or requests for tests or treatments occur in less than 10% of outpatient oncology encounters, with just 0.14% of encounters resulting in clinicians complying with [more]

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Statins improve survival in colorectal cancer => Journal of Clinical Oncology Using statins after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer was found to be associated with improved survival, finds a large population-based cohort study. The study, [more]

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Selected reports edited by Janet Fricker Preoperative chemoradio-therapy improves survival in oesophageal cancer => New England Journal of Medicine Preoperative chemoradiotherapy improves survival among patients with potentially curable oesophageal or oesophagogastric-junction cancers, a phase III [more]