Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Cancer Survivors Face Transportation Barriers to Accessing Care
Survivors who are younger, poor, uninsured or publicly insured, unmarried, or who have functional limitations have greatest barriers
Lower-Extremity Lymphedema Common in Older, Female Cancer Survivors
Lower-extremity lymphedema tied to lower physical functioning, need for help with activities of daily living
New Cancer Diagnosis May Up Risk for CV Death, Morbidity
Highest cardiovascular risk seen for patients with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, thoracic, nervous system, hematologic malignancies
Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease May Up Cancer Risk
More than twofold increased rate of cancer seen compared with general pediatric populations
HPV-Associated Cancer Incidence Starting to Increase
Cervical cancer incidence plateaued in highest-income counties, increased in lowest-income counties in recent years
Cancer Risk Lower With Less Meat Consumption
Risk 10 percent lower among fish eaters and 14 percent lower among vegetarians versus those eating meat more than five times per week
Prevalence of Smoking 28.1 Percent in Underserved Communities
Odds of reporting substance use disorders were increased more than twofold for non-Hispanic Black smokers
Recent Cancer May Increase Risk for Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Odds ratios for GBS were highest for cancers of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue, respiratory tract, prostate, breast
Systemic Anticancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Receipt of immunotherapy compared with no cancer treatment in the four weeks preceding COVID-19 diagnosis associated with lower mortality
Women Face Higher Risk for Severe AEs From Cancer Therapy
Large differences in risks for severe adverse events according to sex seen for cancer patients receiving immunotherapy
