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Similar Survival with Two Ovarian Cancer Strategies (CME/CE, with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with bulky, advanced ovarian cancer survived just as long whether treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery or with primary surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, investigators in a multinational trial reported.
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Preventive Surgery Works for BRCA Mutation Carriers (CME/CE, with video)
(MedPage Today) -- Prophylactic surgery can reduce the high risk of breast and ovarian cancer among BRCA mutation carriers and can actually improve survival, researchers affirmed.
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Risky Births Fare Better at Quality Centers (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Very low birth weight and very premature births that occur in less-specialized centers are more likely to result in death for the infant, according to a review of several studies.
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Birth Late or Early Ups Chance of CP (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Infants delivered either early or late are at increased risk of cerebral palsy, a large Norwegian population-based study found.
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Anti-HER2 Drug Fails to Win FDA Fast Track
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Food and Drug Administration turned down a request for accelerated approval of Roche-Genentech's trastuzumab-DM1 for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Breast-Feeding Keeps Diabetes at Bay (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Women who don't breast-feed their babies are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
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BPA Affects Hormones in Men (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Increased exposure to a chemical common to food and drink packaging predicted higher testosterone levels in men, suggesting the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) effects endocrine changes in men, data from a cohort study showed.
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Forceps Delivery Linked to Later Pelvic Organ Prolapse (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The use of forceps during delivery is associated with muscle damage that can lead to later pelvic organ prolapse, Australian researchers found.
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