– November 1, 2013
November 1, 2013
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD -
Pharmacology Watch: Evidence-based updates in clinical pharmacology
Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women -
Chemotherapy-induced Amenorrhea in Patients with Breast Cancer
The frequency of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea was found to be greater than 90% in premenopausal breast cancer patients treated with standard adjuvant chemotherapy. -
Diabetes and the Risk for Biliary Tract Cancer
There has been much written recently about the association of diabetes and cancer. -
Treatment of AML Based on Age
In a retrospective review of 2276 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated on one of three consecutive Phase 3 studies using non-age based, standard intensive chemotherapy conducted by the Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group between 1995 and 2005, there was a significant decline in overall survival in patients aged ≥ 50 years when compared to those < 50 years. -
AML Survival: Changes over 3 Decades
In an epidemiological evaluation of acute myeloid leukemia survival over 3.5 decades, dramatic improvement was demonstrable for younger patients, but not so for the elderly.