Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Decline in Excess Mortality Seen in First Decade After Quitting Smoking
Former smokers had little to no excess cardiovascular mortality at 20 to 29 years after quitting smoking
Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomics, Age Contribute to Disparities in Cancer Death
Overall cancer mortality rates about 1.6 to 2.8 times higher for those with ≤12 years versus ≥16 years of education
Incidence of Local-Stage Cancers Decreased From 2019 to 2022
Incidence decreased significantly for 19 of 22 cancer types, deviating from stable year-over-year changes pre-COVID-19
CDC: Cancer Death Rates in Youth Continued to Decline Through 2021
Decreases in cancer death seen for all age groups between 2001 and 2011, but only for those ages 0 to 4, 5 to 9 through 2021
Number of Cancer Treatments Provided Decreased in First Year of COVID-19
No significant change seen in type of cancer treatment provided for majority of cancer sites and stages evaluated
Government Housing Assistance May Boost Some Cancer Screening
Findings seen for breast cancer and colorectal cancer screenings among adults with low income
Concurrent RNA and DNA Sequencing Improves Variant Detection
Overall, 17.1 percent of 545 pathogenic/likely pathogenic splicing variants were dependent on RNA evidence for classification
FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans
Carbadox is typically added to pig feed to fight infections and fatten up the animals
Birth Defects Higher in Offspring of Teen, Young Adult Women With Cancer History
Increased risk seen of specific defects in offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer
Living Alone Tied to Higher Risk for Cancer Death
Findings persist for men, women, White adults, and those with college education, when fully adjusting for other factors
