New Anticancer Drugs Up Costs and Life Expectancy Considerably
Lifetime costs up $72,000, life expectancy up 13 months with new drug use in breast cancer
Too Few Diabetes Patients Receiving Statins
Two in five middle-aged patients don't get the medications, despite recommendations to do so
Electroacupuncture Helps Ease Chronic Severe Constipation
Led to symptom relief from chronic severe functional constipation even 12 weeks after treatment
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Ups Insulin Resistance
Effect estimates much larger and highly significant for individuals with prediabetes
Pregnancy Screens Lacking for Teens With Leukemia
Low rates for teens with acute leukemia and ER visits before teratogenic exposures
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Use Up in Ovarian Cancer Treatment
NACT use up from 2003 to 2012; linked to shorter overall survival in stage IIIC but not stage IV disease
Levonorgestrel IUD Potentially Cost-Effective in Obese Women
Intrauterine device is potentially cost-effective for prevention of deaths from endometrial cancer
Small Extra Cost for Water Immersion During Labor
Microsimulation study shows additional cost of $221.12 Canadian 2014 dollars per laboring woman
Incidence of Hair Removal-Linked Injuries Up From 1991 to 2013
Highest injury rates seen for face for males and lower limbs for females
Caregivers for Cancer Patients Face Unique Challenges
Survey results suggest more support is warranted
