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Progress Toward Cutting Racial Mortality Disparities Stalling, Reversing
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – U.S. racial disparities in mortality decreased from 1999 to 2015 for Black men and to 2011 for Black women, followed by stagnation or regression, according to a study...
George the Frenchie's Cancer Journey May Help Other Dogs and Even Children
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – The short but much-loved life of a French bulldog named George leaves a legacy of learning for those who care for animals and humans. George's owner Louis Tavares, of...
Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows. The study – conducted...
Cancer Incidence Rates in 2021 Indicate Return to Prepandemic Levels
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – The overall incidence rates for all cancer sites and specific cancer sites returned to prepandemic levels in 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the...
Financial Hardship Common in Patients With Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – Nearly half of patients with cancer experience some level of financial hardship (FH), according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JCO Oncology Practice. Betina Yanez, ...
Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease Higher for Seniors With Cancer
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – The incidence of a composite cardiovascular disease (CVD) end point is increased among older adults with cancer, especially those with metastatic, hematological, and lung...
Higher Incarceration Rates Linked to Increased Cancer Mortality Rates
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Higher incarceration rates are associated with increased county- and state-level cancer mortality rates, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of the...
FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 – Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. Known as TIRF medications,...
Excess Body Weight Linked to Increased Risk for Second Primary Neoplasm
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Among cancer survivors, excess body weight is associated with an increased risk for a second primary malignant neoplasm, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in...
U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Americans have the worst health care among the world’s wealthy nations, a new report says. People in the United States die the earliest and live the sickest lives out of 1...
Neoadjuvant Chemo Boosts Structure Preservation Rates in Nasal, Sinus Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – Neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves structure preservation (SP) for patients with T3, T4a, and selected T4b resectable nasal and paranasal sinus squamous...
More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – Counties and states where jails and prisons are packed are more likely to have higher rates of cancer, new research shows. “These results aren’t surprising. Incarceration in...
AI Can Use ECG Images to Define Risk for Cancer Therapy-Linked Cardiac Dysfunction
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – For patients undergoing treatment for certain types of cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) can use electrocardiographic (ECG) images to define the risk for cardiac...
Risk for Second Primary Cancer May Be No Higher With CAR T-Cell Versus Standard of Care
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 – The overall second primary malignancy (SPM) point estimate was 5.8 percent for patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, according to a study...
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 – Omission of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from the first-line FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and FOLFIRINOX regimens is not associated with reduced survival among patients with advanced...
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