July 24, 2026

The Fear of Having Cancer Never Goes Away

There is a strong history of breast cancer in my family, and the fact that I have dense breasts adding to my risk of developing the disease, kept me vigilant about getting a yearly mammogram screening...

The ASCO Post

July 24, 2026

The Fear of Having Cancer Never Goes Away

There is a strong history of breast cancer in my family, and the fact that I have dense breasts adding to my risk of developing the disease, kept me vigilant about getting a yearly mammogram screening...

The ASCO Post

July 20, 2026

Narrow DCIS Margins May Not Always Warrant Reexcision

An ancillary analysis found less than 2-percentage-point differences in 10-year recurrence across margin thresholds, with no statistically significant adjusted association.

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July 15, 2026

Low IMA Ligation Did Not Significantly Reduce Leaks

A randomized trial found similar short-term morbidity and 12-month functional outcomes with both approaches, while highlighting the need to balance perfusion with a tension-free anastomosis.

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June 23, 2026

Side Effects: Sour Mouth, Lower BP

Acidic gum beat sugar-free at cranking out nitric oxide from beetroot juice — exactly backward from what test-tube studies predicted. Also this week: a sleep gene that ignores amyloid, and jackfruit sap moonlighting as a bone-building drug delivery system.

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June 12, 2026

High-Dose Vitamin C Could Pose Risk in Severe Burns

“High-dose intravenous vitamin C administered early after injury did not reduce organ dysfunction or [mortality] and should not be a treatment in severe burns.”

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June 09, 2026

Tibial Implant Linked to UUI Improvement

In the single-arm TITAN 2 study, 61% of patients were responders at 12 months, but the trial lacked a sham control.

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May 26, 2026

How Conquering Cancer Is a Team Effort

After finishing her academic studies, Dr. Mittendorf enlisted in the U.S. Air Force—an experience that would propel her into the field of oncology.

The ASCO Post

May 26, 2026

How Conquering Cancer Is a Team Effort

After finishing her academic studies, Dr. Mittendorf enlisted in the U.S. Air Force—an experience that would propel her into the field of oncology.

The ASCO Post

May 08, 2026

Fabricated Citations Are Reaching Medical Journals

A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.

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