Cigarette Price Hike Would Provide More Gains for the Poor
More average life years gained from cessation, and more treatment costs averted for poorest 20 percent
Increased Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety After CRC
Older age, being male linked to less anxiety, more depression; less anxiety, depression with marriage
Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia Seen in Breast Cancer
92 percent had grade 1 severity alopecia with endocrine tx; pattern similar to androgenetic alopecia
FDA Warning Ups Hysterectomy Complications for Uterine Fibroids
Complications up following FDA black box warning against use of power morcellation for fibroid excision
Quality of Life Predicts Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Patients
Compared to model with only traditional prognostic variables, one with HRQOL measures performs better
Recent Years Saw Increase in Burden of Prior Authorization
Ninety-two percent of physicians report PA-associated delays in patient access to care
Odds of Prescribing Drugs Up With Doc Receipt of Payments
Doctors who receive general payment for cancer drug more likely to prescribe drug marketed by company
Chemo, Immunotherapy Feasible in Metastatic Bladder Cancer
One-year overall survival of 61 percent for gemcitabine and cisplatin plus ipilimumab
Group Exercise, Nutrition Aids Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT
Improvements seen in mobility, body fat, muscle strength in men on androgen-deprivation therapy
Considerable Differences in Burden of Disease at State Level
Increasing burden of various diseases depending on state; overall death rates declined
