Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Variation seen by single year of age, including lower incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Blacks, especially at 1 to 7, 16 to 20 years

Lower 30-day mortality seen in hospitalized adults, including those admitted to ICU, requiring mechanical ventilation

Odds up for any difficulty paying medical bills, inability to pay bills, cost-related meds nonadherence, food insecurity with ASCVD versus cancer

The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Cigarette smoking reached historic low in 2019, but obesity levels high and cancer screening, HPV vaccination levels suboptimal

Those surviving breast cancer for more than one year have higher risk for subsequent primary cancers

No change in receipt of definitive care reported for minorities in expansion states versus nonexpansion states

Those categorized as lonely have higher levels of social isolation, higher symptom severity scores for all symptoms

Absolute deficit in screening estimated at 3.9, 3.8, and 1.6 million for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers, respectively

Task force recommends against use of beta-carotene, vitamin E for prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer in adults