Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer 'not an old people's disease anymore'
There are two statistics that Dr. Rachel Issaka would like people to seriously consider:
Mar 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
2006 to 2019 saw mental health-related visits increase for adolescents/young adults
Among adolescents and young adults, mental health-related visits increased from 2006 to 2019, and the proportion with prescription of at least one psychotropic medication also increased significantly, according to a study ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
A simple intervention benefits cancer patients while saving hospitals money, study shows
Cancer patients who received specialized mental health support as part of their treatment plan were more likely to see improvements in their quality of life and reductions in pain, depression and fatigue, according to a study ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals lower survival rates for women than men with germ cell tumors
Women with a type of ovarian cancer known as germ cell tumors have a worse prognosis than men with similar tumors (i.e., testicular cancer). After five years with the disease, 98% of men were alive while the survival rate ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sex hormones could be key to treating long COVID
Among the many mysteries about long COVID, one of the most vexing has been why women seem to experience the condition more often and more severely than men. Now, scientists are starting to think hormones—and the different ...
Mar 11, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Racial disparities seen for locally advanced rectal cancer outcomes
Treatment outcomes for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) are less favorable for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black patients versus non-Hispanic White patients, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in JAMA Network ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Cardiology
Injectable hydrogel mitigates damage to the right ventricle of the heart, study finds
An injectable hydrogel can mitigate damage to the right ventricle of the heart with chronic pressure overload, according to a new study published in JACC: Basic to Translational Science.
Mar 6, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted drug shows promising ability in treating rare head and neck cancers
Experts at University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have conducted the first study evaluating the effectiveness of a targeted drug for patients with salivary gland cancers (SGC).
Mar 1, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment
States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.
Feb 27, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
UK cancer treatment falls behind other countries, research finds
People in the UK have been treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy less often than patients in comparable countries, and faced long waits for treatments, according to two new studies published in The Lancet Oncology.
Feb 26, 2024
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