Physicians only recognize one in five cases of unintentional weight loss
May 16, 2023
In older patients, unintentional weight loss was both more common and more likely to be recognized.
3 percent of U.S. cancer cases attributable to physical inactivity
Oct 22, 2021
The population-attributable fraction varied from 3.9% for urinary bladder cancer to 16.9% for stomach cancer.
Offering choice of CRC screening increases completion rates
May 21, 2024
The rate of colorectal cancer screening improved within six months for those offered fecal immunochemical testing only or a choice of coloscopy or FIT.
1996 to 2020 saw cancer death rates drop across congressional districts
May 16, 2023
The smallest percent of relative declines was seen in the Midwest and Appalachia, whereas the largest declines were seen in the South along the East Coast and southern border.
Legalization of medical marijuana beneficial for cancer patients
Dec 05, 2022
A reduction was seen in the rate of one or more opioid days and in the rate of one or more pain-related hospital events.
Adherence to Mediterranean lifestyle linked to lower mortality
Aug 29, 2023
Increasing quartiles of MEDLIFE index were associated with reduced hazard ratios for all-cause and cancer mortality.
Up to 30 percent of CVD mortality attributable to excess salt intake
Mar 29, 2024
The population-attributable risk estimates suggest that sodium above the recommended intake is linked to 10 to 30% of CVD mortality.
Improvements seen in post-allo-HCT outcomes for seniors with leukemia
Mar 28, 2024
A reduction in relapse incidence was observed over time, as well as improvement in leukemia-free survival and overall survival.
Frailty-related fracture risk higher for seniors with cancer history
Nov 03, 2022
Cancer survivors who received chemotherapy are more likely to have fracture; the link were stronger within five years of diagnosis.
Considerable racial/ethnic, sociodemographic disparities present in cancer
Dec 16, 2021
Cancer death rates were higher for Black versus white males and females; kidney cancer death rates were higher for American Indian/Alaska Native people.