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(MedPage Today) -- Recurrent cancer of the oral cavity led to worse outcomes in patients who initially received multimodal therapy, which further influenced outcomes according to the site and timing of the recurrence, data from a small cohort study suggested.

Women with an early form of breast cancer are at higher risk for recurrence if their breast tissue appears dense on mammograms, a study shows.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) significantly reduced the risk of recurrence after surgery for HPV-related cervical lesions, according to data reported here.

Adding two investigational monoclonal antibodies to standard antibiotics reduced the rate of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, a phase II randomized controlled trial showed.

Noninvasive liver stiffness measurements can accurately tell which liver transplant patients are having a recurrence of hepatitis C before classical signs are apparent, researchers said.

Caucasian liver transplant recipients have a significantly increased risk of hepatitis B recurrence compared with Asian- and African-American recipients, according to a review of recent transplantation experience in HBV-infected patients.

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

TORONTO (MedPage Today) -- A simple clinical rule can predict which patients with Clostridium difficile infection are at risk for recurrence, researchers in Boston said.