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.
Living alone tied to higher risk for cancer death
Nov 02, 2023
The findings persist for men, women, white adults and those with college education when fully adjusting for other factors.
More women aged ≥65 years have late-stage cervical cancer
Jan 13, 2023
“Our findings highlight the need to better understand how the current screening paradigm might be failing women ≥65 years,” the authors write.
FDA: No useful monoclonal antibody treatments left against new COVID-19 variants
Dec 05, 2022
Immunocompromised patients still can receive convalescent plasma.
Liver cancer in top five causes of cancer deaths in 90 countries
Oct 13, 2022
The number of people in whom liver cancer is diagnosed is predicted to rise substantially by 2040.
Weight loss in adulthood tied to reduced risk of colorectal adenoma
Feb 01, 2022
Weight loss from age 20 to age 55 to 74 years was linked to reduced risk, especially for those who were overweight or obese.
Preexisting type 2 diabetes tied to later stage of cancer diagnosis
Dec 02, 2022
An increased risk was seen for nonscreenable cancers.
Awareness of the link between alcohol, cancer is low
Dec 01, 2022
The adjusted predicted probabilities of being aware of alcohol-cancer link were higher for those believing that alcohol increases heart disease risk.
Nurse-led palliative care boosts advance care planning
Apr 07, 2023
Increases were seen in both advance directives and end-of-life conversations for patients with advanced cancer.
Older women still at risk for cancer with BRCA1/2 mutations
Mar 09, 2023
Risk reduction surgeries before age 50 years substantially cut later cancer risk for those with genetic risk.