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Eating fruits and vegetables may help reduce the risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a recent study, noting that specific kinds of fruits and vegetables must be recommended based on their outstanding bioactive components.

Patients who have nail unit melanoma (NUM) with a Breslow thickness (BT) of <0.8 mm may benefit from functional surgery, which offers an amputation-sparing advantage, suggests a recent study.

Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) contributes to a lower all-cancer risk and a slightly higher skin cancer risk compared with alternative diuretics, reports a study involving a German population.

A 12-year review of Hong Kong Breast Cancer Registry (HKBCR) records of patients diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006–2017 showed that neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) was effective in tumour downstaging, with one-fifth of patients subsequently achieving pathological complete response (pCR) in the breast and axillary lymph nodes. Patients with HER2-positive (nonluminal) and triple-negative disease were most likely to achieve pCR.

Among patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) scheduled to receive standard combination therapy with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab, those with high levels of serum osteopontin at baseline are likely to have poor response to treatment, as shown in a study.

Individuals who are exposed to asbestos are at higher risk of lung cancer despite modest exposure to tobacco, reveals a recent study.