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Survey: Cancer-related pain, opioid use up since 2018
Almost half of patients with cancer did not use anything to manage related symptoms, according to an ASCO poll.
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Melanoma incidence drops in younger age groups
Fewer teens and young adults developed melanoma between 2006 and 2015, while incidence increased in older adults.
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Support for medical marijuana transcends political affiliation
Use by cancer patients supported by over 80% of survey respondents, regardless of party.
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Surgical staging improves cervical cancer outcomes
VANCOUVER – Surgical staging outperforms CT scans, but a key question remains.
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Lung cancer screening, early diagnosis still lower among blacks, Hispanics
San Francisco – Even after implementation of National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, blacks, Asians, and Hispanics less often receive...
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Panel releases guidelines for red meat, processed meat consumption
"This assessment may be excessively pessimistic; indeed, we hope that is the case," the panel said.
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Direct-acting antiviral therapy boosts survival for infected HCC patients
Adults with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma had a significantly reduced risk of death after treatment of HCV infections with DAAs.
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Mortality after breast cancer diagnosis found higher for men
Male patients had 19% higher 5-year mortality than their female counterparts even after confounders were taken into account.
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Chemotherapy may raise CVD risk in pediatric cancer survivors
Pediatric cancer patients exposed to chemotherapy had a higher 10-year risk of developing several types of cardiovascular disease.
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Early post-ACS bleeding may signal cancer
PARIS – Cancer risk is elevated with bleeding, whether or not DAPT is employed