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Relaxing Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions Acceptable, Feasible
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Relaxing immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions are acceptable and feasible and can offer benefits to patients with cancer, according to a review published online Oct....
Abnormal Result on a Cancer Screen? Your Family Doctor Could Be Key to Follow-Up
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Extra efforts by primary care doctors to reach out to patients who need follow-up after an abnormal cancer test result leads to better results in getting that care, a new...
EHR Reminders, Outreach Improve Follow-Up for Abnormal Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – A multilevel primary care intervention including electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach improves timely follow-up of overdue cancer screening test...
Infertility Risk Perception Increased in Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer have higher rates of perceiving increased infertility risk but frequently overestimate or underestimate their risk, according...
Neighborhood Walkability Level Linked to Risk for Obesity-Related Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Residence in neighborhoods with a higher neighborhood walkability level is associated with a reduced risk for overall and site-specific obesity-related cancers, according to...
Birth Defects More Common in Babies Born to Moms Who've Had Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Teens and young adult women who survive cancer appear to have higher odds of delivering babies with birth defects, according to a new study. Knowing this, young women making...
NCCN: Cancer Centers Still Experiencing Shortages of Chemo Drugs
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Many cancer centers are still experiencing a shortage of carboplatin, cisplatin, and other chemotherapy drugs, according to the results of a follow-up survey conducted Sept....
Prevalence of Hearing Loss Significantly Higher for Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Cancer survivors have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing loss (HL) than the general population, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA...
Multicancer Early Detection Blood Tests Are Feasible
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Multicancer early detection (MCED) blood tests are feasible for detecting cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet. Deb Schrag, M.D., from the...
Living in 'Walkable' Neighborhoods Lowers Women's Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Healthy steps: Living in a neighborhood that’s easy to walk in could be good for women’s health. New research finds that women who live in walkable neighborhoods have lower rate...
Cancer Drug Shortages Persist Across U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – U.S. cancer centers continue to have shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs, a new survey shows, though the medications are not as scarce as they were last June. The...
Most Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a...
Most Oncology Practices Do Not Screen for Caregiver Well-Being
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – The well-being of caregivers of adult cancer patients is often overlooked in cancer care, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of the National...
FDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital...
Decrease in New Cancer Diagnoses Seen in 2020
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – There was a decrease in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, according to a report published online Sept. 27 in Cancer. Serban Negoita, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the National Cancer...
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