Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
One in 10 Undergoing Early Cancer Surgery Have New Persistent Opioid Use
Persons in the highest quartile of morphine milligram equivalents exposure have increased risk for new persistent opioid use
Healthy Plant-Based Diet May Cut Burden of Multimorbidity of Cancer and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Association marginally weaker in older than middle-aged adults
Risk for Second Cancer Low for Women Treated for Early, Invasive Breast Cancer
Contralateral breast cancer drives overall increase, especially in younger women
Housing Assistance Helps Renters With Cancer History
Study shows lower risk for medical financial hardship among those receiving housing assistance
Medical Debt in Collections Persists After Cancer Diagnosis
No changes seen in mean total debt, total debt in collections, number of bankruptcies, or credit scores after diagnosis
Cancer Survivors More Likely to Take Rx for Mental Health Conditions
However, disparities exist among cancer survivors by race and health coverage
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Reduced Overall Risk for Cancer in Adults With...
Significantly lower risks seen for endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, meningioma; nonsignificantly increased risk seen for kidney cancer
Discordance Seen Between Care Goals, Treatment Intent in Advanced Cancer
Patients with cancer more likely than those with other illnesses to report receiving discordant life-extended care
