The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of obesity, endocrine disorders, diabetes, and growth hormone and thyroid diseases.
Planetary Health Diet Index linked to lower total, cause-specific mortality
Jun 10, 2024
Reductions seen in death from a variety of causes; PHDI scores were also associated with environmental impact
Higher county-level prostate cancer screening tied to better outcomes
Jun 07, 2024
nalysis included 814,987 men (aged 40 to 99 years) with prostate cancer followed up for up to 10 years through cancer registries in eight US states.
AI chatbots can generate quality, empathetic, readable responses
May 17, 2024
Chatbots can generate quality responses to cancer patient questions, comparable to physician responses.
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.
Deficits in cancer screening at most facilities during pandemic
Mar 22, 2022
More than 80% of facilities reported deficits in monthly screening for colorectal cancer; there was a mean relative change of −17.7% in the monthly screening test volume.
Few cancer survivors fully adherent to ACS nutrition and physical activity guidelines
Apr 23, 2024
Factors associated with greater adherence include female sex, older age, Black race and higher educational level.
Lower-extremity lymphedema common in older, female cancer survivors
Mar 15, 2022
Lower-extremity lymphedema tied to lower physical functioning, need for help with activities of daily living
PSA testing rates up in the U.S. after change in guidance
Dec 01, 2021
Prostate-specific antigen testing rates increased for men aged 40 to 89 years following the 2017 revision of USPSTF recommendation on screening.
Even five years postapproval, many drug studies remain nonpublic
Sep 01, 2023
The authors urge greater transparency of study results for drugs approved by the FDA.