Long-Course Chemoradiotherapy Preferred TNT Regimen for Rectal Cancer
LCCRT results in higher two-year organ preservation and lower two-year local regrowth compared with short-course radiotherapy
Alternative Explanation Conditions Often Delay Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Having two or more alternative explanation conditions delays lung cancer diagnosis by 74 days
Omitting 5-FU Bolus Does Not Reduce Survival in Advanced Cancer
However, omission does result in reductions in neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
Melanoma Incidence, Mortality Declining in Those Aged 30 to 49 Years
Melanoma incidence decreased for those aged 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49 years; decline in melanoma mortality seen for those aged 30 to 59 years
Palliative Low-Dose Radiotherapy Improves Pain in Hepatic Cancer
Improvement in hepatic pain seen in 67 percent of patients receiving radiotherapy plus best supportive care
Most Patients With Stage I PDAC Are Upstaged on Histopathology
More than 70 percent with stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and about 30 percent with stage II PDAC upstaged after surgery
Psychological Illness, CVD Risk Increased for Relatives, Spouses of Cancer Patients
Increased risk for developing a psychological illness, CVD at one year seen after family member's cancer diagnosis
Women With Liver Cancer Less Likely Than Men to Receive Liver Transplant
Furthermore, women are more likely to die waiting for a donor liver than men
Socioeconomic Disparities Impact Immunotherapy Use in Urologic Cancers
Disparities seen based on income, education, and insurance status for both advanced kidney, bladder cancer
U.S. Cancer Incidence Trends Lower Than Expected in 2021
Researchers say the data indicate cancer cases continued to be underdiagnosed in the second year of the pandemic
