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Sex-specific associations between surgery-induced weight loss and cancer outcomes: A post hoc analysis of the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study

Surgery-induced weight loss was associated with lower cancer incidence and mortality rates in women with obesity, but not men ...
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New model enhances prediction of prostate cancer-specific mortality

In this cohort study, a novel prognostic model was developed to estimate prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) while ...
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Patient and provider characteristics associated with difficult clinical encounters

In this systematic review, 17% of primary care patients were perceived as difficult by physicians, particularly those with ...
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Large language models (LLMs) substantially improved patient comprehension of discharge summaries

Kumar and colleagues assessed LLM’s ability to translate discharge summary notes into plain language to improve patient comprehension. 2. Patients, especially those with limited health literacy, ...