Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Pediatric Oncologists Willing to Consider Medical Marijuana
Those eligible to certify report less favorable attitudes to medical marijuana overall
Study IDs Clinical Factors Tied to Free Tissue Transfer Reoperation
Findings among patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head, neck cancer-related defects
November 2017 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for November 2017. This roundup includes...
>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors
Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
Differences in Cancer Survival by Type of Insurance
Survival up in patients with private insurance, Medicare; no change or drop with other, no insurance
Over 5 Percent of Incident Cancer Due to Diabetes, High BMI
In 2012, 5.6 percent of all incident cancers due to combined effects of diabetes, high BMI
Sex, Race, Age Disparities in Survival for HPV-Linked Cancer
Whites have consistently higher five-year survival than blacks for all cancers across all age groups
History of Prior Cancer Common in Newly Diagnosed Patients
More than 18 percent of new cancer cases had a prior cancer, usually at a different site
Attributes of High-Value Oncology Practices Identified
3 attributes were judged to have highest potential for lowering cost without compromising care
ASCO Issues Statement Regarding Alcohol and Cancer
Alcohol-related cancers account for 5.5 percent of all cancers treated annually worldwide
