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Dense Breasts, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Myriad Genetics

Dense breast tissue complicates this as it makes cancers more difficult to detect. Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women. Yet women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly elevated risk for developing breast cancer.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #4: Frozen Ever After

PEMBlog

Infants whose mothers received regular prenatal care are unlikely to develop congenital syphilis as it is routinely screened for during pregnancy. Syphilis Complicating Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis. In addition, congenital syphilis will have other clinical manifestations including cutaneous lesions, jaundice, anemia, and snuffles.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

In 2024, I had another scare. I also did a screening blood test to look for circulating tumor cells, which I will have an article on this soon! Since many DCIS in situ cases never turn into invasive cancers, these methods can create further health complications. 8) Galleri is another blood test screening option.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Parvovirus B19 is best known for causing fifth disease, but in certain patients it can lead to some serious complications like aplastic crises, fetal hydrops, or chronic anemia. Treatment and Prevention of Parvovirus B19 Infection.

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HP&M Files Comments Opposing FDA’s Proposed LDT Rule

FDA Law Blog

Tests such as genetic testing of prospective parents, prenatal screening, cancer prognosis, and testing for rare diseases play a critical role in the health care system. And yet, under the proposed rule, FDA is expecting a far greater surge, for a longer period of time, of far more complicated submissions.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

And I think of the analogy of, like, cancer screening. The stopping the cancer screening doesn’t have that same sort of momentum. Maybe even had come in with a complication. It’s called Danton, and it was just published mid last year, mid 2024. You know, we got to prevent cancer. We got our pink ribbons.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Do you screen for lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence, and if so, how? It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Eric 08:05 Yeah.

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