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Number of Cancer Treatments Provided Decreased in First Year of COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – In the first year of the pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of cancer treatments provided, resulting from a decrease in the number of cancer...
Government Housing Assistance May Boost Some Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 – Receipt of government housing assistance is associated with increased rates of breast cancer (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published...
Black Patients With Early-Stage Colon Cancer Get Worse Care Than Whites: Study
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay) – Rates of colon cancer among relatively young Americans continue to rise, and a new study suggests that a patient's race might determine the quality of cancer care...
FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 (Healthday News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it plans to pull a veterinary drug used commonly in the pork industry because it might pose a...
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer. Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks to new Canadian research....
Birth Defects Higher in Offspring of Teen, Young Adult Women With Cancer History
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – For adolescent and young adult (AYA) women with a history of cancer, offspring have increased risk of any birth defect and specific defects, according to a study published...
Living Alone Tied to Higher Risk for Cancer Death
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Adults living alone have a higher risk for cancer death versus those living with others, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Cancer. Hyunjung Lee, Ph.D., from t...
Cancer Patients May Overly Self-Refer to Emergency Department
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – Adults with cancer may not be using available clinician advice before self-referring to the emergency department, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in...
Industry Payments to Doctors Tied to Nonrecommended, Low-Value Drug Use
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 – Industry payments to physicians are associated with nonrecommended and low-value drugs, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in The BMJ. Aaron P. Mitchell, M.D.,...
Gene Discovery Could Mean Longer Lives for Golden Retrievers, Maybe Humans
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – New research is shedding light on why one of man’s best friends – the golden retriever – has high odds for cancer death, although some end up living much longer than a...
ACG: Digital Risk Assessment Tool Can ID Risk of Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 – Implementation of a digital risk assessment tool can identify patients with high-risk cancer susceptibility syndromes, according to a study presented at the annual meeting...
ESMO: Pembrolizumab + Chemo, Trastuzumab Beneficial in Gastroesophageal Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – For patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, pembrolizumab improves progression-free survival when combined with chemotherapy and...
Impact of Cancer Predisposing Variants on Mortality Examined in Survivors
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 – Childhood cancer survivors who are carriers of cancer predisposing variants have increased subsequent malignant neoplasm-related late mortality, according to a study...
Study Looks at Palliative Care Use in Adolescents, Young Adults With Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – For adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer, the likelihood of receiving specialty palliative care (SPC) is increased for those reporting moderate or severe symptoms,...
Living Alone Raises Americans' Cancer Risk by Nearly a Third
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – People who live alone have a greater risk of dying from cancer, a new study warns. Researchers from the American Cancer Society showed that U.S. adults who live alone had a...
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