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Here are the top stories covered by DocWire News this week in the Hematology &amp; Oncology section. This week, a study indicated the top 10 states with the highest risk for ultraviolet (UV)-linked melanoma, younger patients with colon cancer have a higher mortality risk, and more.The Food and Drug Administration requested that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/weight-loss-drug-belviq-found-to-increase-cancer-risk-pulled-from-shelves/">weight loss drug&nbsp;lorcaserin (Belviq) be withdrawn from the shelves</a> after&nbsp;clinical trial data&nbsp;suggested that it increased the risk of&nbsp;cancer. Belviq&rsquo;s manufacturer Eisai requested to voluntarily withdraw the drug.A new report highlighted the <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/top-10-states-with-the-highest-risk-for-uv-linked-melanoma/">top 10 states with the highest risk for UV-linked melanoma</a>, with Utah being number one. The results were published in the&nbsp;International Journal of Cancer.A new study compared mortality among pediatric and adult&nbsp;colon cancer patients. The researchers concluded that <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/are-pediatric-patients-more-likely-to-die-from-colon-cancer-than-adults/">pediatric and young adult&nbsp;patients&nbsp;have poorer three- and five-year</a> stage-for-stage overall survival and recurrence free survival rates.<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/young-adult-cancer-survivors-have-an-increased-mortality-chronic-condition-risk/">Young adult&nbsp;cancer survivors&nbsp;have an increased&nbsp;risk for mortality&nbsp;</a>and severe and life-threatening chronic conditions compared with the general population, according to a study published in&nbsp;The Lancet Oncology.In case you missed it, more hem/onc headlines are featured below:<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/a-simple-blood-test-to-improve-ovarian-cancer-diagnosis/">A Simple Blood Test Can Measure Immune Response to Improve Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/soft-tissue-sarcoma-can-benefit-from-shorter-radiation-treatments/">Patients with Soft Tissue Sarcoma Can Benefit from Much Shorter Radiation Treatments</a></li>
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