Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Time-Limited Strategies Feasible for ICU Critical Cancer Care
For patients with poor-prognosis solid tumors, trial duration of one to four ICU days may be sufficient
Lower-Income Cancer Patients Less Likely to Participate in Trials
Trial participation decreases with decreasing annual household income
Computerized Tool Aids Cognitive Deficits in Cancer Survivors
Findings based on small study of childhood cancer survivors with treatment-related deficits
Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms
Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment
Cancer Survivors Often Have Poor Dietary Quality
Worse intake patterns than matched individuals from general population for empty calories, fiber
Young Cancer Survivors May Need Lifelong Screenings
Patients successfully treated at age 15 to 39 nearly 60 percent more likely to develop another cancer
Prognostic Disclosure Improves Life Expectancy Estimates
Prognostic disclosure linked to more realistic patient expectations in advanced cancer
Ovarian Tissue Transplant Can Up Fertility Post Cancer Tx
Researchers in Denmark report a success rate of about 30 percent
As HIV Patients Live Longer, Certain Cancer Risks Rise
Anal, colorectal, and liver cancers more common now, researchers find
Significant Disparities in Care for Pediatric Retinoblastoma
Extraocular disease higher among Hispanic children, counties with low socioeconomic status