Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Numbers of new patient accruals and newly activated trials decreased early on, followed by progressive recovery

FDA received licensing applications sooner and had shorter review times, compared to the European Medicines Agency

Discriminatory policies, systemic inequities, structural barriers resulting from history of racism cause and perpetuate cancer health disparities

Adults with new onset type 2 diabetes in two years after diagnosis had increased risk of all-cause mortality

Findings seen in large study of obese adults with and without surgery, followed for 10 years

Increased health-related self-efficacy associated with significantly reduced likelihood of undertreatment

Standardized mortality ratio for suicide decreased from 2000 to 2016, but risk remains elevated, especially within first two years of diagnosis

Proportion of SWOG trial participants who had Medicaid insurance increased by 20 percent per year after ACA Medicaid expansion

Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges

Disparities according to race, geographic location, socioeconomic status seen for telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment