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Among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, there are multiple factors that affect overall survival, including race, gender, treatment, and socioeconomic factors, as reported in a study.

Cancer is frequently misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) in children due to the clinical and radiologic overlap of the two diseases, which then contributes to increased mortality in this population, reveals a recent study.

An early, structured, progressive exercise is safe and effective for women at high risk of developing shoulder and upper limb problems following nonreconstructive breast cancer surgery, evidence from the UK PROSPER study shows.

Patients with psoriasis appear to be at greater risk for developing colorectal cancer, suggests a recent study, noting how gastroenterology consultation and colonoscopic examination are indicated for such individuals presenting with bowel symptoms.

Six months of adjuvant trastuzumab treatment is noninferior to the standard of care (SoC) of 12 months in patients with HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer, according to results from an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis of five noninferiority randomized controlled trials (RCTs) presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021.

Obese people are more likely to develop early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), suggests a study, noting that the increasing prevalence of obesity in younger generations may significantly contribute to the increase in this disease.