Tag: Survival
Survival Up for Colon Cancer Patients in U.S. Military Health System
Survival better compared with colon cancer patients in the general U.S. population, overall and in subgroups including Black versus White race
Survival Examined for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Survival advantage greatest for diagnosis at age 35 through 39 years with stage I or II disease versus diagnosis at age 51 to 55 years
1980 to 2017 Saw Improved Survival for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Survival improved across calendar periods for all age groups except for patients aged ≥70 years
Stem Cell Transplant Reviewed for Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Three- and five-year overall survival similar with allogeneic or autologous HSCT, but transplant-related mortality higher with allogeneic HSCT
Survivors of Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Face Financial Hardships
Hardships include forgoing care and medication nonadherence due to cost
Weight Loss Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
Baseline body mass index tied to outcomes, with obesity linked to poorer outcome
Novel Index IDs Prognosis in Adults With Burkitt Lymphoma
Validated international prognostic index stratifies patients according to low, intermediate, high risk
Induced Abortion Rates Not Up for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Likelihood of first pregnancy was reduced for childhood cancer survivors compared with population controls
Prostate Cancer Pathology Not Worse With Delayed Surgery
Delayed radical prostatectomy not linked to higher risk for adverse pathological outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer
Dexamethasone May Hinder Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma
Findings seen in preclinical studies of mice, survival data from patients receiving PD-(L)1 blockade for GBM