Tag: Cancer: Misc.

SSBs associated with increased mortality for colorectal, kidney cancers, even after adjustment for BMI

Specificity for MCED blood test using circulating tumor DNA is 99.1 percent, and positive predictive value is about 40 percent

AYAs enrolled in trials increased from 9.5 to 14.0 percent after launch of National Clinical Trials Network

Total costs increased for breast, lung, prostate cancer; OOP costs increased for these cancers and colorectal cancer

President likened JFK's space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50 percent in the next 25 years

But cancer risk up for children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer versus fresh embryo transfer, spontaneous conception

To improve long-term health and increase survival, survivors should avoid obesity, follow healthy eating pattern, engage in regular exercise

Reducing level of daily alcohol consumption or sustained quitting of alcohol linked to lower risk for alcohol-related and all cancers

Also, two-year survival only 27 percent for rural cancer patients who experience a treatment delay

Prevalence of certain unhealthy behaviors decreased, while self-rated health improved, regardless of cancer history