Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Oncologists Have Low Awareness of LGBTQ Issues
However, oncologists overwhelmingly interested in learning more
Many New Cancer Patients Unaware of Their Hepatitis Status
Large proportion of participants with newly diagnosed cancer learned of infection through study
Suicide Risk Up More Than Fourfold for Cancer Patients
Standardized mortality ratio highest for cancers of lung, head and neck, testes, bladder, Hodgkin lymphoma
Comorbidities Adversely Linked to Cancer Trial Participation
Reduction in trial discussions, trial offers, trial participation seen with one or more comorbidities
Terrorist Attack Victims With PTSD Have Higher Cancer Risk
Women with PTSD have higher risk for cancer than men, are more protected from circulatory issues
Cancer Death Rate in U.S. Decreased Continuously From 1991 to 2016
Socioeconomic inequalities are widening, but racial gap in cancer mortality narrowing slowly
Risk for Suicide Increased in Year After Cancer Diagnosis
Higher suicide rates observed for cancers with poor prognosis, including pancreatic, lung cancer
Myelodysplastic Syndrome/AML Risk Increased After Chemo
Since 2000, risks for therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome, AML up after chemo for solid cancers
December 2018 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for December 2018. This roundup includes...
Proportion of Cancers Due to Excess Body Weight Varies by State
Population-attributable fraction varied from 3.9 percent in Montana to 6.0 percent in Texas for men
