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About One-Third With Cancer Have Had Previous Major Adverse Financial Event
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with cancer reported having a major adverse financial event (AFE) before diagnosis, and those with previous AFEs are more likely...
Financial Troubles Could Lead to Cancers Diagnosed at Later Stage
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Folks squeezed financially may find themselves shut out from medical care, leading to delayed cancer diagnoses, a new report finds. A full third of cancer patients suffered...
King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain's King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. The palace did not disclose...
Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies of Cancer at 62
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Country singer Toby Keith, best known for chart-topping hits like "Who’s Your Daddy?” and “Made in America," has died at 62 from stomach cancer. His death was announced on his...
Overall Decline in Cancer Deaths Expected in Europe in 2024
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Overall, cancer deaths in Europe are expected to decline in 2024, but an increase in colorectal cancer (CRC) is expected in younger adults, according to a study published...
Secondary Primary Malignancies Rare After CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – The incidence of secondary primary malignancy after anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy is very low, according to a study published online Jan. 24...
Rate of Venous Thromboembolism Increased With Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – The rate of venous thromboembolism is increased in association with cancer surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Johan Björklund, M.D., ...
More Cancers Linked to Contaminated Water at Camp LeJeune
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – A much anticipated government study finds that military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1975 and 1985 face at least a 20% higher risk for...
Cancer Risk Increased With Recent Weight Loss
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – Individuals with recent weight loss have a significantly increased risk for cancer during the subsequent 12 months, according to a study published online in the Jan. 23/30...
FDA: CAR T-Cell Therapies May Increase Risk for Rare Secondary Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Citing recent indications that CAR T-cell therapy may cause rare secondary cancers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told pharmaceutical companies to add a boxed...
FDA Warns of Rare Secondary Cancer Risk With CAR-T Therapies
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (Healthday News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told drugmakers to add a boxed warning to a type of cancer treatment called CAR-T therapy, saying the treatment...
Dana Farber Cancer Center to Retract or Fix Dozens of Studies
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – The prestigious Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will retract six studies and correct 31 more as part of an ongoing investigation into claims of data manipulation. The...
Palliative Telecare Team Aids QOL, Health Status for Chronic Conditions
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Use of a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life at six months for adults with chronic...
'Brush Biopsy' Could Be Easy Dental Office Cancer Screen
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – A newly developed “brush biopsy” allows dentists to screen for the most common form of mouth cancer, a new study reports. Dentists use a small brush to gently collect cells fr...
Ordering Palliative Care Consult by Default Increases Rate of Consultation
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Ordering palliative care consultation by default increases the rate of consultation but does not reduce the length of stay for older hospitalized patients with advanced...
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