Eligibility for Genetic Testing in Lynch Syndrome Expands With New NCCN Guidelines
March 21st 2014More patients with Lynch syndrome will be eligible for genetic testing with availability of a new, more sensitive assay from Myriad Genetics and support for wider use of the test through guidelines issued by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
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Predicting Cardiotoxicity Before it Happens in Patients with Breast Cancer
March 18th 2014Using a very high sensitivity assay analyzing changes in levels of MPO and troponin I before, and 3 months after starting a chemotherapy regimen, investigators were able to predict 46.5% of cases of chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity before they occurred.
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Antihypertensives Linked to Serious Fall Risk in Elderly Patients
March 18th 2014Elderly patients who take antihypertensive medications appear to have an elevated risk of serious falls, especially if they have previously been injured in a fall, but experts caution that the risk-benefit calculus of taking antihypertensives must be considered on an individual basis.
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