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Postmenopausal estrogen-progestin therapy increased the risk of breast cancer in a population-based cohort in Sweden, and estrogen-only did not.
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Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to recommend it for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
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Magnesium sulfate is more effective than nimodipine for prophylaxis against seizures in women with severe preeclampsia.
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Radical trachelectomy combined with pelvic lymphadenectomy can be a feasible method of treatment for early-stage cervical cancer in women who want to preserve their fertility.
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In postmenopausal patients with sexual dysfunction, it is still unclear which, if any, therapy is indicated.
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The trial concluded that platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy improved overall survival and recurrence-free survival at 5 years in this combined group of patients with early stage ovarian cancer defined by the inclusion criteria of the ICON1 and ACTION trials.
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Obtaining prescription drugs for patients who cant afford them has been a problem for Athens (GA) Regional Medical Center for the 18 years that Beverly A. Baker, CRC, CCM, has been with the hospital, she says. The situation changed dramatically for the better about a year and a half ago.
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URAC in Washington, DC, recently released a set of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Accreditation standards for public comment. When completed later this year, the new program is intended to help health care organizations display a commitment to fair information practices, and to demonstrate that they have taken the necessary steps to protect health information privacy.