More New Cancer Facts in the News: If Your Patient Asks, Part II
More meeting highlights from ASCO in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment--in case your patient asks.
Researchers and educators at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, held recently in Chicago, presented the latest advances in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.Part 1 of this slideshow, “If Your Patient Asks About Cancer: 9 New Facts,” described cancer studies and advances of interest to primary care physicians.Click above for brief summaries of more of these noteworthy cancer developments.
Man With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: What HbA1c Goal-And How to Get There?
May 8th 2013The patient, an active 49-year-old man, had an HbA1c of 8.6 after diabetes was first diagnosed. It’s now 7.6 with metformin and lifestyle measures. Is the current A1c goal adequate, or should you treat more aggressively?
