Tag: Survival
Mortality Risk Up for Cancer Survivors With Elevated Loneliness
Survivors reporting greatest loneliness have higher mortality risk versus those reporting low/no loneliness
Few Cancer Survivors Fully Adherent to ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines
Factors associated with greater adherence include female sex, older age, Black race, higher educational level
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Use Beyond 65 Years Beneficial
Hormone therapy use linked to risk reductions in mortality
Genetic Factors Influence Subsequent Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Examination of joint links between polygenic risk scores and radiotherapy show more than additive increases in risk for some cancers
Childhood Cancer Survivors Often Not Adherent to Surveillance Tests
Only 13, 6, 53 percent of survivors at increased risk for CRC, breast cancer, cardiomyopathy adherent to surveillance
ASA: Stroke Survivors Face Twofold Higher Risk for MI One Year After Stroke
Findings seen with or without cervical artery dissection
Specific Plant Foods Reduce Premature Aging in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Dark green vegetables and nuts/seeds intake linked to lower risk for premature aging in childhood cancer survivors
10-Year Lung Cancer-Specific Survival for Low-Dose CT Persists
10-year lung cancer-specific survival of 80 percent reported in 2006 persisted, with 81 percent survival at 20 years
Risk for Chronic Health Conditions Increased for Young LGB Cancer Survivors
LGB survivors have increased risk compared with LGB individuals without cancer history, heterosexual cancer survivors
Poor Physical Function Persists in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Findings seen for patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma from the 1970s through the 1990s
