Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Odds of reporting substance use disorders were increased more than twofold for non-Hispanic Black smokers

Odds ratios for GBS were highest for cancers of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue, respiratory tract, prostate, breast

Receipt of immunotherapy compared with no cancer treatment in the four weeks preceding COVID-19 diagnosis associated with lower mortality

Large differences in risks for severe adverse events according to sex seen for cancer patients receiving immunotherapy

No significant associations seen for spironolactone with risk for breast, ovarian, bladder, kidney, gastric, esophageal cancers

Direct oral anticoagulants reduce recurrent VTE events by 41 percent, with no significant increase in major bleeding, compared to dalteparin

Issues include increased burden of COVID-19 in patients with cancer, lessons from COVID-19 with potential to improve cancer care

Mortality rates 41 percent higher for breast cancer for Black women, despite similar or lower incidence rates compared with Whites

Additionally, rural residents show greater information overload

Among patients with cancer, pain at the injection site was less likely after dose 1 for those receiving active treatment