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Doing Less Can Be Doing More for Healthcare – the Biggest Takeaway From ASCO 2018

Health Populi

Groundbreaking research presented at this week’s ASCO meeting found that some women diagnosed with certain forms of cancer do not benefit from undergoing chemotherapy. The test is called the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer.

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Potential of Implementing Polygenic Risk Scores in Healthcare Systems

HIT Consultant

People who smoke are more likely to get lung cancer. Take breast cancer as an example. If you carry a mutation in one of the two BRCA genes that were discovered in the 1990s, you are at 5 to 10 times increased risk of breast cancer compared to a non-carrier.

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Health Provider News

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Some Health Providers Still Await Back Pay New innovative cancer treatment helps Montana woman beat cervical cancer NEBRASKA Nearly 60% of Nebraska’s smaller rural hospitals operate at a loss, hospital association says. Louis MONTANA Montana Vows Changes to Avoid Delayed Contracts. Pending legislation could help.