PTSD Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Ovarian Cancer
Correlation moderately attenuated after adjustment for health and ovarian cancer risk factors
Risk Calculator Can Help Predict Postmenopausal Morbidity
The online tool assesses risks for heart disease, stroke, falls, cancer for postmenopausal women
Care at High-Volume Facility May Cut Mortality in Multiple Myeloma
Mortality did not differ for those treated by NCICCC MM specialists, highest-volume community oncologists
Breast Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline in the U.S.
Pace of decline slowed from 1.9 percent during 1998 to 2011 to 1.3 percent during 2011 to 2017
Incidence of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer Up in the U.S.
From 2013 to 2014, incidence of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers was 4.62 per 100,000 persons
September 2019 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for September 2019. This roundup includes...
No Benefit Found for High-Dose Vitamin C Infusions in Sepsis, ARDS
No differences seen versus placebo in organ dysfunction scores, biomarkers of inflammation or vascular injury
Nivolumab Therapy Prolongs Survival in Advanced Melanoma
Overall survival at five years longer with nivolumab + ipilimumab, nivolumab alone versus ipilimumab
Low Cancer Suspicion Tied to Delay in CRC Referral in Primary Care
Presentation without alarm symptoms linked to long duration to referral in multivariable analysis
Rivaroxaban Cuts Recurrent Blood Clots in Obese Patients
Patients on rivaroxaban also have lower health care resource utilization than those on warfarin
