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Young breast cancer survivors who undergo more extensive surgery have worse body image

Quality of Life Varies With Breast Cancer Surgery Type

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Body image, sexual health, anxiety worse after bilateral mastectomy
In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology

ASTRO Issues Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer

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Neoadjuvant RT recommended for stage II to III rectal cancer; RT should be performed preoperatively
Metabolic surgery is associated with a reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and death among patients with previous myocardial infarction and obesity

Metabolic Surgery Linked to Reduced Risk for MACE After MI

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Risk for death, new MI, heart failure lower with metabolic surgery in obese patients with previous MI
Among university students confined during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mental Health Issues Prevalent in Quarantining Students

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Overall, 42.8 percent of university students in France reported at least one mental health outcome
As the United States witnessed record-breaking daily COVID-19 case counts over the weekend

Hospitals Straining Under Weight of Surging COVID-19 Case Counts

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More than 41,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized across the country, a 40 percent rise in the past month
Drugmakers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are ready to resume paused COVID-19 vaccine trials after health scares

AstraZeneca, J&J Resume U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the restart after reviewing all safety data
Sex

Factors ID’d for Strong Antibody Response in COVID-19

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Increased antibody responses associated with male sex, older age, hospitalizations for COVID-19
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from rural regions and lower-income households are more likely to have advanced-stage HCC at diagnosis and higher HCC mortality

Rurality, Income Impact Stage at Diagnosis, Mortality in Liver Cancer

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Patients from rural regions, lower-income households have more advanced stage at diagnosis of HCC
Adults with Down syndrome have an increased risk for COVID-19-related death

COVID-19-Related Death Up for Adults With Down Syndrome

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Hazard ratios for COVID-19-related death, hospitalization 10.39 and 4.94 in adjusted analyses
Rural Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer disease and related dementia spend more time in nursing homes

Rural Patients With Alzheimer Disease Have Shorter Survival

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Rural versus urban patients also spend more time in nursing homes, receive less home health care