Tag: Cancer: Misc.

Smallest percent of relative declines seen in Midwest and Appalachia; largest declines seen in the South along the East Coast and southern border

Participation in bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening was lower for those with severe mental illness

Greatest change in adjusted prevalence of functional limitation seen for Hispanic, Black survivors, those aged 55 to 64 years

Patient survey shows better ratings for access and provider concern with telemedicine versus in-person visits

The American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

Reduced CD4 count linked to higher risk for opportunistic infection and invasive cancer, lower risk for autoimmunity

Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains

Declines seen in current smoking, physical inactivity, heavy alcohol consumption; increase seen in uptake of HPV vaccine, stool testing for CRC

Prevalence rates lower for de novo breast cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer

Similar radiotherapy schedules seen for patients with and without psychiatric disorder, but overall survival worse for those with psychiatric illness