Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Cancer patients with high muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness levels have significantly lower risk for all-cause mortality

Increased cancer incidence seen in digestive, endocrine, oral cavity/pharynx, and respiratory systems between 2016 and 2021

Glucarpidase associated with 2.70-fold increased odds of kidney recovery in methotrexate-acute kidney injury

However, increase seen in incidence in women, especially for middle-aged and younger women

Patients of African ancestry had the lowest precision oncology drug-based clinical actionability from 2019 onward

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator presence linked to higher odds of every indicator of aggressive end-of-life care, other than chemotherapy

Dose-response relationship seen between physical activity and lower rates of cancer progression, all-cause mortality

Evidence linking alcohol to cancer has accumulated for years, yet less than half of Americans recognize it as a cancer risk factor

Modest absolute reduction in use observed, which increased during peak of shortage; no difference seen in mortality during shortage

Authors say further reductions will require new discoveries, adoption of emerging interventions