Outdoor pollution exposure tied to nonlung cancers
Aug 10, 2023
Exposures to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide were associated with increased risks for colorectal and prostate cancer in older adults.
Physical activity, sleep duration linked to mortality
Apr 05, 2023
“Our findings suggest that health promotion efforts targeting both physical activity and sleep duration may be more effective in preventing or delaying premature death in middle-aged and older adults...
Shift work tied to later frailty
Apr 03, 2023
THe association was strongest for women working shift work versus those only working daytime.
Older adults with poor-prognosis cancers commonly have preexisting conditions
Nov 02, 2022
These preexisting conditions affect functional impairment, mobility and falls.
Model estimates mortality risk in adults with dementia
Oct 14, 2022
A mortality prediction may help guide treatment and advance care planning for community-dwelling older adults with dementia.
Federal court orders EPA to reexamine whether Roundup causes cancer
Jun 20, 2022
In its ruling, the court challenged a Trump-era finding that glyphosate was not a serious health risk and “not likely” to cause cancer.
U.S. spends more on cancer than other countries, but without mortality benefit
Jun 01, 2022
The United States had the highest per capita spending on cancer care in 2020 but a median cancer mortality rate.