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Cancer Disparities Evident Across Human Development Index, Projected to Widen
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Cancer disparities are evident across the Human Development Index (HDI) and are projected to increase by 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Network...
A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 – Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three...
Fish Oil Supplements Might Help Prevent Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 – The omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in fish oil supplements might help protect people from cancer, a new study claims. Study participants with higher levels of omega-3s had...
More Than One-Third Have ED Visit Within 90 Days Before Cancer Diagnosis
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – More than one-third of patients have emergency department use within 90 days before a confirmed cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in CMAJ, the...
Uninsurance Plays Major Role in Racial Disparities Seen in Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – Lack of health insurance coverage accounts for a considerable proportion of racial and ethnic disparities in advanced-stage diagnoses of cancer, according to a study published...
Lack of Insurance Could Mean Later Cancer Diagnoses for Black, Hispanic Americans
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – A lack of health insurance coverage raises the risk that cancers among Black and Hispanic Americans will be caught too late, a new study suggests. Being uninsured accounts...
American College of Surgeons, Oct. 19-22
The annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 19 to 22 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts, a...
Restaging MRI Can Predict Survival With Rectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Radiology. Hannah ...
ACS: Many Cancer Patients Face Lasting Financial Difficulties
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Many patients with cancer diagnoses experience lasting financial difficulties, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons,...
Hospice Care Saves Medicare Lots of Money, Study Finds
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Hospice care is a compassionate and heartfelt enterprise, involving a medical team dedicated to maintaining a person’s comfort and dignity as they face the final curtain. N...
AAO: Corneal Toxicity Reported With Mirvetuximab Soravtansine
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – For patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to...
Measures of Social Support Linked to Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Measures of social support are associated with screening for specific types of cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in Cancer Causes & Control. Jordan Baeker...
Cancer Detection Recovered Following Pandemic Disruptions
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Overall, cancer detection in the United States recovered meaningfully in 2021 following substantial disruptions in 2020, according to a study published online Oct. 14...
No Objective Improvement Seen in Cognitive Function With Exercise During Chemo
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Aerobic exercise does not result in differences in objective cognitive function after chemotherapy completion among women with breast cancer, according to a study published...
Novel Imaging Technique Accurate for Detecting Clear-Cell Renal Cell Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – ⁸⁹Zr-labeled monoclonal antibody ([⁸⁹Zr]Zr-girentuximab) for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is accurate for detecting patients with clear-cell renal...
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