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- Surgical resection prolongs survival for patients whose melanoma has spread to the abdomen
- Helmeted bicycle riders have significantly reduced severity of injury after an accident
- Many colonoscopy patients do not accurately recall important exam details as time lapses
| Surgical resection prolongs survival for patients whose melanoma has spread to the abdomen Posted: 08 Oct 2015 11:16 AM PDT Surgical removal of melanoma that has metastasized, or spread, to the abdomen appears to help patients live more than twice as long as those who receive only medical therapy, according to study results. |
| Helmeted bicycle riders have significantly reduced severity of injury after an accident Posted: 08 Oct 2015 11:16 AM PDT Helmeted bicycle riders have a 58 percent reduced odds of severe traumatic brain injury after an accident compared to their non-helmeted counterparts, according to researchers. |
| Many colonoscopy patients do not accurately recall important exam details as time lapses Posted: 08 Oct 2015 11:16 AM PDT As time lapses, many colonoscopy patients become less and less likely to recall when and where they last had the procedure performed; who the doctor was who performed it; whether polyps were found, and, if so, the number and size of those polyps, according to new study results. |
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