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Obesity Associated with Prostate Cancer Risk in African American Men
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Axillary Lymph Node Evaluation Performed Frequently in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
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Potential Chemoresistance after Consuming Fatty Acid in Fish, Fish Oil
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Fitness Level Associated with Lower Risk of Some Cancers, Death in Men
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Racial, Ethnic Differences in Picking Surgeons, Hospitals for Breast Cancer Care
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Study Examines Association of Inappropriate Prostate, Breast Cancer Imaging
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Germline TP53 Mutations in Patients with Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
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Effect of Follow-up of MGUS on Survival in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
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Trends of 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay Use in Older Patients with Breast Cancer
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Patient Perceptions of Physician Compassion Measured
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Reasons for Ibrutinib Therapy Discontinuation in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Blood Samples as Surrogates for Tumor Biopsies in Patients with Lung Cancer
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Radiation Therapy Most Common Treatment for Prostate Cancer
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Study May Support Active Surveillance for Favorable Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
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Improvements in Cancer Survival Better for Younger Patients
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Prevalence of Cancer, Precancer Low in Women Who Have Fibroids Removed With or Without Electric Power Morcellation
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Physician-Controlled Decisions in Cancer Care Linked to Lower Quality Rating
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Genomic Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
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Clinically Inappropriate Patient Demands of Oncologists Happen Infrequently
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Estimates of Gastric, Breast Cancer Risk in Carriers of CDH1 Gene Mutations
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