Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Solutions to address inequity in drug distribution include sharing production secrets, international funding, cost-effective screening

Prevalence lowest for those with thyroid, lung or bronchus, ovarian, and colorectal cancers

Cancer cases and deaths projected to nearly triple in low-HDI countries by 2050 compared with moderate increase in very high-HDI countries

Findings seen for incidence of overall and 14 site-specific cancers

Maximal survival benefit seen for smoking cessation treatment within six months of diagnosis

Likelihood of emergency department use before cancer diagnosis increases with rurality, living in marginalized areas

Lack of insurance accounts for significant proportion of racial, ethnic disparities in stage III to IV diagnoses across range of cancers

Patients with cancer have higher rates of total collections, medical collections, and bankruptcy

Corneal toxicity not uncommon with MIRV treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, usually resolves

Those who report never/rarely versus always having social support may have lowest odds of screening