Poll: 62 percent of older adults don’t want age to dictate if they can be screened for cancer
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 29, 2023
A new poll finds that 62% of people between the ages of 50 and 80 don’t want guidelines for determining when to stop cancer screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies, to be based on life expectancy.
Older women are being overdiagnosed with breast cancer — especially those over 85
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 09, 2023
Women over 70 could be getting overdiagnosed for breast cancer, a new study finds.
Harms of overdiagnosis outweigh benefits of mammography after age 75: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment after late-life screenings may harm more older women than are helped — especially those with multiple comorbidities, investigators say.
Two new drugs show promise for hard-to-treat breast, prostate cancers
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2021
Cancer drug Lynparza (olaparib) reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death in certain aggressive breast cancers by 42% after surgery, while a new prostate cancer treatment improved survival by tracking...
A first: Mammography screening guidelines issued for older breast cancer survivors
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2021
The guidance, developed by a national panel of experts, aims to correct the inconsistent use of mammography in this population, especially when life expectancy is limited, the authors say.
Too few cancer patients referred to rehabilitation, experts find
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2020
Less than 10% of cancer patients with demonstrated functional impairments are referred to rehabilitation, according to a systematic review of current guidelines.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Dec. 10
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2020
November flu rates lower than in 2019, pharmacy giant says … NIH: Older women with common breast cancer may not require chemotherapy … Peripheral neuropathy linked to higher mortality risk … Alzheimer’s...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Nov. 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 06, 2020
Rates of breast cancer gene detection decrease in senior women … Regeneron hopes U.S. soon will authorize coronavirus antibody drug … Medicaid expansion linked to lower mortality in three major cancer...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 27
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 27, 2020
Universal mask-wearing could cut 130,000 U.S. COVID deaths by March, study finds … Hard physical labor ups dementia risk; ‘good’ activity has reverse effect … Surgery may help bridge the breast...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2020
Breast cancer mortality 27% lower with later-life mammograms … ‘First documented’ C difficile pacemaker infection concerns researchers … Cancer survivor study finds less sitting benefits seniors’...