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The performance of a prognostic model with sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy status in assessing patient risk for 5-year melanoma-specific death is superior to that of a model with primary tumour staging factors alone for threshold mortality rates ≥30 percent, a study has shown.

Patients with rectal cancer who are monitored using a watch-and-wait approach are more likely to have a good quality of life, whereas those who undergo surgery appear to experience deterioration in quality of life and functional outcome, as reported in a study.

For people undergoing chemotherapy, tuning in to some music may help soothe nausea symptoms, as reported in a small pilot study.

Moderate consumption of virgin olive oil (VOO) daily appears to help reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, reports a study. However, such effects are not found in common olive oil.