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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...
Sarah Ferguson Diagnosed With Skin Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 (HealthDay New) – Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. "I have been taking some...
Risk for Cancer Increased for Relatives of Patients With Leukemia
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Relatives of patients with myelodysplastic neoplasia (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have an increased risk for cancer, according...
Palliative Care Works, Even When Delivered By Phone
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Folks with life-threatening chronic illnesses can receive effective support over the telephone as they manage their condition day by day, a new clinical trial finds....
Increased Suicide Attempts Seen in Parents With a Child Diagnosed With Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – There is an increased risk for parental suicide attempt during the first years after a child's cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in PLOS ...
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – From 2000 to 2020, U.S. age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased significantly, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted for certain cancers, according to a...
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows. But more people are developing cancers...
'Default' Orders for Palliative Care Speed Relief for Hospital Patients in Pain
WEDNESDAY, Jan 17, 2024 – Palliative care is meant to ease suffering at any stage of disease, but too often many patients wait too long for this type of care to be ordered. Now, researchers at the...
Chronic Inflammation Plus Poverty: A Deadly Combo for Americans
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Chronic inflammation and poverty are a one-two punch that dramatically raises the risk of death from another notorious duo – heart disease and cancer. People with chronic...
Substance Use Disorders on the Rise for Survivors of Specific Cancers
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – The prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) seems to be elevated among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in JAMA...
Carvedilol May Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Avoid Later Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing heart failure later in life, due to the chemotherapy that was used to save their lives. But an already approved...
Carvedilol May Help Childhood Cancer Survivors Avoid Later Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing heart failure later in life, due to the chemotherapy that was used to save their lives. But an already approved...
Cancer Vaccine Safe, Induces T-Cell Responses for KRAS-Mutated Tumors
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – For patients with immunotherapy recalcitrant KRAS-mutated tumors, the cancer vaccine ELI-002 2P is safe and induces T-cell responses, according to a study published online...
Race Still Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – While cancer death rates have fallen among Americans generally over the past two decades, a new study finds Black Americans are still more likely than whites to die from the...
Sex-Specific Detection Panels Show High Accuracy for Early-Stage Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Sex-specific cancer detection panels comprising 10 proteins show high accuracy for detecting early-stage cancers among men and women, according to a study published online...
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