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Incorporating lay health workers into cancer care increases documentation of goals of care

Lay Health Workers Can Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care

Incorporating LHWs into cancer care increases goals-of-care documentation, patient satisfaction
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have a 73 percent higher risk for endocrine diseases

Young Cancer Survivors Have High Risk of Endocrine Diseases

Results suggest the need for screening, surveillance in survivors
Aldehydes are the major carcinogens in tobacco smoke

Aldehydes Dominant Carcinogen in Tobacco Smoke

Aldehydes act by inducing DNA damage and inhibiting DNA repair
Alcohol consumption per capita is positively associated with overall cancer mortality among older men and women over a 20-year period

Alcohol, Tobacco Consumption Tied to Cancer Mortality

Over 20 years, a 1-L reduction in alcohol intake was linked to 3.9 percent drop in overall cancer mortality
Evidence is lacking about the need for and outcomes of long-term opioid therapy in cancer survivors

Guidelines Conflict for Long-Term Opioid Tx in Cancer Survivors

Inconsistencies exist between CDC and NCCN opioid guideline recommendations
Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation may not prevent the risk of cancer among adults aged 50 to 84 years

Monthly Vitamin D Supplement May Not Cut Cancer Risk

High-dose monthly supplementation doesn't reduce risk of cancer among middle-aged and older adults
Patients with cancer who receive complementary medicine are more likely to refuse conventional cancer treatment

Complementary Medicine Use Ups Refusal of Usual Cancer Therapy

Mortality risk linked to complementary medicine mediated by treatment refusal
Cancer incidence rates have decreased among men but remained stable among women

Overall Cancer Mortality Rates Decreasing for Men and Women

Incidence rates decreased among men from 2008 to 2014, remained stable among women
For women undergoing assisted reproduction

Higher Risk of In-Situ Breast CA, Ovarian Tumors With Fertility Tx

No increased risk of corpus uteri, invasive breast cancer for women undergoing assisted reproduction

June 2018 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for June 2018. This roundup includes...