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Surgical Outcome of a Perforated Gastric Carcinoma With Signet Features
10/30/2024
Ibrahim Farah, MD; Marwan Zaarab, MD; Juaquito M. Jorge, MD; Frederick M. Tiesenga, MD
A 51-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 1-month history of abdominal pain, nausea, and non-bloody/non-bilious vomiting, which was associated with difficulty swallowing, decreased...
10/30/2024
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Photoclinic
A Rare Case of Squamous Gastric Carcinoma
10/20/2024
Katrina Au, MD; Arine Musaelyan, MD; Yasir Rajwana, MD; Tingliang Shen, MD, PhD; Stefan Balan, MD
A 67-year-old man presented to the hospital with progressive shortness of breath for 4 days, which worsened with exertion and was relieved by rest. He also noted one episode of dark vomitus and one episode...
10/20/2024
Case in Point
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Case in Point
Gross Hematuria in a 56-Year-Old Man
10/13/2024
The authors present case of a 56-year-old man with gross hematuria with emphasis placed on the diagnostic work-up, referral, and use of CT urogram.
10/13/2024

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Risk Factors For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
04/29/2024
Risk factors may give a clinician an idea of the chance their patient has of developing a disease, like chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). There are few known risk factors linked to CLL. Do you know which...
04/29/2024
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Legal Pearl
Court Holds that Doctor’s Negligence Does Not Rise to Fraudulent Concealment of Cancer
04/23/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
The patient was hospitalized in 2004 when a computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a mass on her right kidney, but neither the patient nor her family was notified of the mass. In 2006, she was again...
04/23/2024
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doctor and patient
Pop Quiz
Stratifying Risk in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Prostate Cancer
03/30/2024
Disease risk stratification is essential to establishing an appropriate course of treatment in individuals with newly diagnosed prostate cancer. Are you familiar with the latest guidelines by the American...
03/30/2024
Pop Quiz
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Pop Quiz
A Serious Complication of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
02/12/2024
The survival outcomes for patients diagnosed with this chronic lymphocytic leukemia complication have remained poor for decades. Can you name the complication? Take the quiz to find out!
02/12/2024
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quiz
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Incidence of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
10/11/2023
Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most common types of leukemia in adults, but what is the incidence of this type of leukemia among overall cases of cancer? Find out with this pop quiz.
10/11/2023

Clinical Insights

Video
Jeffrey Sparks
Video
Outcomes of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors For Cancer
03/31/2024
Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc
In this video, Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, discusses his study that evaluated the outcomes of patients with pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who initiated immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer, if...
03/31/2024
Podcast
stacy loeb
Podcast
The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet to Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
12/20/2023
In this podcast episode, Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc, PhD (hon), discusses the association between a plant-based diet and prostate cancer risk, how the diet is beneficial in reducing the risk of fatal prostate...
12/20/2023
Expert Q&A
Jordana Cohen
Expert Q&A
AHA Statement Addresses Anticancer Therapy-Induced Hypertension
09/17/2023
In this Q&A, Jordana B. Cohen, MD, MSCE, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and a nephrologist and research scientist at the...
09/17/2023
Cancer
Cancer
Carol Burke, MD, and Carol Rouphael, MD, on Nonadvanced Adenomas and Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia Risk
03/25/2020
Carol Burke, MD, and Carol Rouphael, MD, answer our questions about their research, presented at the ACG 2019 Annual Meeting, that suggested a longer postpolypectomy colonoscopy interval may be possible...
03/25/2020
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Sonali Thosani, MD, on Bone Health Among Long-Term Cancer Survivors
09/12/2019
Dr Thosani, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the management of bone health among long-term cancer survivors, the importance of osteoporosis screening, and more.
09/12/2019