Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Obesity-Related Cancer Incidence
Findings seen in large study of obese adults with and without surgery, followed for 10 years
Survivors of Childhood Cancer More Likely to Be Undertreated for CVD
Increased health-related self-efficacy associated with significantly reduced likelihood of undertreatment
ASCO: Risk for Suicide Elevated in Cancer Patients in the U.S.
Standardized mortality ratio for suicide decreased from 2000 to 2016, but risk remains elevated, especially within first two years of diagnosis
ASCO: ACA Medicaid Expansion Has Increased Access to Cancer Trials
Proportion of SWOG trial participants who had Medicaid insurance increased by 20 percent per year after ACA Medicaid expansion
ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
ASCO: Disparities Seen in Telehealth Use for Cancer Care During Pandemic
Disparities according to race, geographic location, socioeconomic status seen for telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment
Bridge Therapy Between Induction, ASCT May Slow Neuroblastoma
Three-year event-free survival significantly improved for patients with end-induction stable metastatic disease receiving bridge therapy
ASCO: Increase in Cancer-Related Death Seen During Pandemic
Cancer-related monthly mortality rate higher in April 2020 when health care capacity was most challenged
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Other Countries, but Without Mortality Benefit
U.S. had the highest per capita spending on cancer care in 2020, but a median cancer mortality rate
1999 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Cancer Mortality for Blacks in the U.S.
However, in 2019, Black men and women had highest cancer death rates compared with other racial, ethnic groups
