Pediatric Patients Hospitalized for Pneumonia May Have Elevated Cancer Risk
Short-term incidence of leukemia, lymphoma, and brain cancer may be higher in children who were hospitalized with pneumonia.
View ArticleSocioeconomic Status May Preclude Elderly Patients From Receiving Pancreatic...
The adjusted OR for receiving any treatment was 0.33 among patients living in an area where at least 20% of the population was below the poverty line.
View ArticleRelative Survival for AYAs Comparable to General Population After 7 Years
Survivorship plans for adolescent and young adult survivors need to consider the relative long-term survival for AYAs with certain cancers. Those with certain cancers may have excess long-term mortality.
View ArticleVigorous Exercise Improved Life Expectancy for Adult Survivors of Childhood...
Researchers report on a retrospective cohort analysis that evaluated the long-term effects of vigorous exercise for survivors of childhood cancer.
View ArticleThe Price Is Right for CAR-T in Pediatric Patients, Analysis Concludes
For children with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, tisagenlecleucel was deemed cost-effective, yet long-term outcomes are still uncertain.
View ArticleIs Real-World Evidence a Complement to Randomized Clinical Trials?
Use of real-world data has the potential to accelerate drug and device approvals in rare diseases and advance precision medicine initiatives.
View ArticleFermented Dairy and Cancer
This fact sheet describes the potential relationship between fermented dairy intake and cancer.
View ArticleCurcumin and Cancer
This fact sheet examines the data that suggest that curcumin has anticancer properties.
View ArticleCheckpoint Inhibitors Boost Cancer Vaccine Research
Researchers are excited about the prospect to use vaccines in combination with checkpoint inhibitors to improve the body's cancer-fighting ability.
View ArticleShould Widespread Early Detection Cancer Screening End?
Experts examined the role of population-based early detection cancer screening.
View ArticleCancer Death Rates Continue to Decline, but Socioeconomic Gaps Widen
The continuous decline in cancer deaths over the past 25 years was attributed to improvements in screening, treatment.
View ArticleReducing the Reliance on Opioids for Cancer Pain: Is the Switch to Cannabis a...
Articles discussing the use of cannabis as a substitute for opioids highlight the limitations of the existing scientific evidence in the field.
View ArticleA Ketogenic Diet as an Adjunct to Cancer Treatment
The rationale for how keto could influence cancer is based on the established differences in glucose metabolism between cancer cells and normal cells.
View ArticleClinical Applications of Liquid Biopsies in Cancer
This fact sheet describes liquid biopsies and their uses in oncology.
View ArticleOpioid Use and Cancer
This fact sheet discusses the use of opioids to control cancer pain and the risks of substance use disorder.
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