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.
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.
21.2 percent of U.S. adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021
Oct 12, 2023
Age-standardized prevalence rates were higher among women than men, veterans than nonveterans and non-Hispanic whites.
Meat intake after diagnosis not tied to colon cancer outcomes
Mar 02, 2022
The postdiagnosis intake of unprocessed red meat or processed meat was not linked with a recurrence or mortality risk in patients with stage III colon cancer.
Sigmoidoscopy has sustained effect on CRC incidence, mortality
Oct 12, 2022
A pooled analysis of four large-scale trials demonstrated the sustained effect on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality for 15 years.
Neurological conditions ranked as leading cause of disability-adjusted life years globally
Mar 15, 2024
Between 1990 and 2021, there was an 18.2 percent increase in the global DALY counts attributed to those conditions
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.
AACR cancer progress report reveals 33 percent decrease in cancer death rate, 1990 to 2020
Sep 13, 2023
The report highlights advances such as approval of 14 new anticancer therapeutics and the expansion of the use of 12 previously approved therapeutics.
Sugar-sweetened drink intake linked to mortality from some cancers
Sep 19, 2022
Sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with increased mortality for colorectal and kidney cancers, even after adjustment for body mass index.
Overall cancer mortality 18 percent higher in AI/AN versus whites
Nov 08, 2022
Breast and prostate mortality rates were 8 and 31% higher, respectively, despite lower incidence rates.