Nut consumption appeared associated with higher survival rates among long-term breast cancer survivors and should be emphasized as a lifestyle factor in survivor guidelines, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer.

A great list to review should any of your patients be a victim of the false positive. With so many common medications tripping up screening for opiates, methadone, PCP, and others, working through a revision of their medication could be warranted.

More than half of adult Americans (60%) have at least one chronic condition that eventually lead to disability, mortality, and reduced quality of life. And chronic conditions account for 90% of America’s $3.8 trillion in annual healthcare costs. The CDC says these are the eight most expensive.

Johns Hopkins assembled this list of not just foods that contribute to symptomatic chronic reflux, but also of foods that can reduce and prevent reflux. The former includes some obvious suspects such as pizza and potato chips, with high fiber foods, watery treats, and alkaline snacks making up the preventative, providing your patients with some tasty and sensible replacements.

At this year’s ASCO annual meeting, CRC management insights were revealed in several abstract presentations covering pembrolizumab, regorafenib, immunotherapies, trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab, and an antibody-drug conjugate targeting HER2.

A study published in Blood Advances finds that higher levels of NETosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are not linked to thrombotic events. The study determined that while NETosis may play a role in facilitating thrombosis, it is not a sole causative determinant in MPN-associated thrombophilia.