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For patients with poor-prognosis cancer

Time-Limited Strategies Feasible for ICU Critical Cancer Care

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For patients with poor-prognosis solid tumors, trial duration of one to four ICU days may be sufficient
Lower-income patients with cancer are less likely to participate in clinical trials

Lower-Income Cancer Patients Less Likely to Participate in Trials

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Trial participation decreases with decreasing annual household income
Computerized cognitive training improves cognitive deficits associated with pediatric cancer treatment

Computerized Tool Aids Cognitive Deficits in Cancer Survivors

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Findings based on small study of childhood cancer survivors with treatment-related deficits
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment
Cancer survivors tend to have worse dietary quality than the general population

Cancer Survivors Often Have Poor Dietary Quality

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Worse intake patterns than matched individuals from general population for empty calories, fiber
Teen and young adult cancer survivors are at increased risk for other cancers later in life

Young Cancer Survivors May Need Lifelong Screenings

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Patients successfully treated at age 15 to 39 nearly 60 percent more likely to develop another cancer
Prognostic disclosure is associated with more realistic patient expectations of life expectancy in advanced cancer

Prognostic Disclosure Improves Life Expectancy Estimates

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Prognostic disclosure linked to more realistic patient expectations in advanced cancer
For cancer survivors

Ovarian Tissue Transplant Can Up Fertility Post Cancer Tx

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Researchers in Denmark report a success rate of about 30 percent
Antiretroviral therapy has extended the lives of people with HIV

As HIV Patients Live Longer, Certain Cancer Risks Rise

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Anal, colorectal, and liver cancers more common now, researchers find
Significant disparities in care and outcomes exist for children with retinoblastoma

Significant Disparities in Care for Pediatric Retinoblastoma

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Extraocular disease higher among Hispanic children, counties with low socioeconomic status