Volume V, Issue 23
June 4, 2018
'End of an Era' for Chemo in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer    
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Liam Davenport reports for Medscape on June 03, 2018 that most patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can now avoid having chemotherapy as a first-line treatment, after a large, randomized trial showed that immunotherapy with the programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocker pembrolizumab ( Keytruda, Merck) is effective even in patients with minimal PD-L1 expression.

WIM
The findings could double the population of patients with advanced NSCLC eligible to receive first-line immunotherapy alone and were hailed as a "true milestone" by experts here at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 <Chicago>, according to the article. 
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Hospital addresses social determinants of health via partnership
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In a 6.2.18 Modern Healthcare post, we learn how Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio's safety-net provider for low-income children, has successfully partnered with Community Development for All People, a Columbus, Ohio-based not-for-profit organization, that is devoted to improving social and economic conditions for residents of the city's South Side.

WIM
Only a handful of health systems have begun to look beyond the clinical to delve into how societal conditions
affect the health outcomes of their patient populations. You can read about one such experiment in this article.
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American Cancer Society: Begin Colorectal Screening at Age 45
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) released an updated guideline for colorectal cancer screening on 5.30.18. Among the major guideline changes, the new recommendations say screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk. Previously, the guideline recommended screening 
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  begin at age 50 for people at average risk. Recommendations for screening test options are also part of the guideline changes.

WIM
Analysis of data shows that new cases of colorectal cancer are occurring at an increasing rate among younger adults.
 

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