Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Lifestyle Factors Can Significantly Affect Cancer Mortality
Four key lifestyle factors include weight, exercise, no smoking, and limiting alcohol
ASCO: Phase I Cancer Drug Trials Benefit From Precision Medicine
Better outcomes for patients whose treatment is selected based on molecular characteristics of tumor
ASCO: Early Palliative Care Beneficial for Caregivers
Such programs improve quality of life for people caring for terminal cancer patients
Cancer Treatment Lacking for HIV-Infected Patients
But it's not clear what's driving the difference in care, researcher says
Physical Activity Associated With Lower Risk of Many Cancers
Findings for self-reported leisure-time physical activity of moderate to vigorous intensity
Agreement High for Prognostic Cancer Screening Tools
High rates of screening for individuals with limited long-term life expectancy for all tools
Regular Aspirin Use May Protect Against Bile Duct Cancer
People who took it regularly were three times less likely to develop the disease
All-Cause, CVD, DM Mortality Down From 2000 to 2011
Decreases seen in type 1 and 2 diabetes; no change in age-standardized cancer-specific mortality
Adding Antiviral to Sorafenib Is Cost-Effective in HCC
More cost-effective than sorafenib monotherapy for HBV-related cancer
April 2016 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for April 2016. This roundup includes...
