People who experienced disrupted access to health care (including appointments and procedures) during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Black Americans are 1.6 times more likely to believe medical information presented by a Black physician or patient compared with information presented by a white speaker, a new study shows. This finding, the authors say, ...
Jul 19, 2023
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In an effort to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for older adults with cancer, researchers from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, and colleagues ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Commercial, rather than patient interests, often drive cancer care and research and patients deserve better, argue a group of global oncologists and patient advocates in a Comment published in The Lancet Oncology journal. ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.
Jul 14, 2023
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A new tool could help identify gaps in the public's knowledge of blood cancer symptoms—helping to shape future awareness campaigns that could save countless lives.
Jul 14, 2023
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Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, but 70% of cases are characterized by the presence of hormone receptors for estrogen, progesterone, or both. The first line of treatment for these patients, when presenting with metastatic ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Indigenous Peoples in Canada have higher illness rates and lower life expectancies than non-Indigenous Canadians. A new study reveals that Indigenous men in the country who have prostate cancer are being diagnosed with more ...
Jul 10, 2023
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A new study published in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute brings researchers and oncologists one step closer to better understanding the complexities of PD-1 inhibitors, a common type of immunotherapy, and ...
Jul 6, 2023
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More people with advanced cancers in the United States received critical palliative care services, according to new findings by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Jul 5, 2023
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