Surgery
Even at best hospitals, low-income older cancer patients struggle after surgery
They're old enough to qualify for Medicare, and their incomes are low enough to qualify them for Medicaid.
Mar 9, 2022
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News tagged with cancer care
Oncology & Cancer
Vaccine skepticism, equity issues hinder cervical cancer fight
Cervical cancer is the only cancer that is vaccine-preventable and curable, but the United States is lagging in its efforts to meet the World Health Organization's 2030 targets to effectively eliminate the disease.
Feb 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple, cheap test can help save lives from colorectal cancer
New research has demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
Jan 18, 2021
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Medications
New guidance for cancer pain and opioid use disorder or opioid misuse
Opioids are a cornerstone of cancer pain management, but there is a lack of consensus on how to treat pain in cancer patients who also have struggled with opioid use disorder or prescription opioid misuse. In a study published ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients who don't respond to immunotherapy may lack crucial immune cells
Immunotherapy has transformed cancer care. In advanced melanoma, for example, the most fatal form of skin cancer, the five-year survival rate has risen from less than 10% to more than 50% since immunotherapy was introduced ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Health informatics
The AI revolution: for patients, promise and challenges ahead
(HealthDay)—Streaks of color swirl through a pulsing, black-and-white image of a patient's heart. They represent blood, and they're color-coded based on speed: turquoise and green for the fastest flow, yellow and red for ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Acupuncture, acupressure may help cancer patients control pain
(HealthDay)—The use of acupuncture and/or acupressure is associated with reduced cancer pain and decreased use of analgesics, according to a review published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Oncology.
Dec 24, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Even rich Americans don't get world-class health care: study
Even the most privileged people in the United States with the best access to health care are sicker and more likely to die than average folks in other developed nations, a new study finds.
Jan 4, 2021
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Health
Study of 70,000 individuals links dementia to smoking and cardiovascular disease
In the largest study of the associations between smoking and cardiovascular disease on cognitive function, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, found both impair ...
May 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Unprecedented therapy found effective for blood cancer patients with no treatment options
Mount Sinai researchers have found a new type of therapy to be effective for patients with a particular type of bone marrow cancer that is resistant to several standard therapies, according to results of a clinical trial ...
Aug 21, 2019
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