Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
Organization has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals
Bleeding Events Up With Full-Dose Thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19
Almost all hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a bleeding event were receiving mechanical ventilation, full-dose anticoagulation
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma No Benefit for Most Patients
No association with clinical outcomes for typical patients; heterogeneity of treatment effect sizes seen across baseline characteristics
Aberrant Lipid Metabolism ID’d in Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Screening assay based on nine lipids commonly dysregulated in early-stage lung cancer
Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Increased Among Cancer Survivors
Increase also seen in prevalence of multiple chronic conditions for cancer survivors, which was most pronounced among those aged 18 to 44 years
Nivolumab Combo Treats Advanced Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
Overall survival longer in patients receiving first-line treatment with nivolumab plus chemo or nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemo alone
Model With Lifestyle, Genetic Factors Can Predict Early-Onset CRC
Increasing values of environmental risk score, polygenic risk score linked to increasing relative risks for early-onset CRC
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Program aims to reduce cancer death rate by 50 percent during the next 25 years
Physician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic
Findings show an increase in mental health, substance use-related visits among Canadian physicians
Prehabilitation Exercise Intervention Studied in Esophageal Cancer
Structured prehabilitation exercise during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery may enhance treatment response
