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Physicians may choose riskier treatment for themselves than they'd recommend for their patients, according to a study that highlights a need for candid discussions about patients' preferences

Few Canadians getting neoadjuvant management, study shows

Benefit in tumours with squamous cell histology not ruled out

Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may benefit from continuing COX-2 inhibitor therapy in the early phase of their recovery.

Canadian data support trachelectomy use in younger women

More than half of patients with knee pain who are referred to an orthopedic surgeon have undergone an unnecessary MRI scan that was ordered by their primary-care provider, according to U.S. data presented at the meeting.

Novel approach would reduce system costs and save time, researcher says