Cancer

Risk for CVD, heart failure, and stroke significantly increased after adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors

From 1999 to 2019, the overall cancer death rate decreased significantly among Black men and women, but in 2019, cancer death rates were still highest for Blacks versus other racial and ethnic groups,...

The Charlson Comorbidity Index accurately predicts morbidity in elderly patients with cancer, a new investigation has found.

The prevalence of severe pain in these patients raises the risk for functional impairment and underscores the crucial role of screening for and treating it, investigators say.

Only 9% of Medicare recipients studied received both cancer and hospice care, and ADL improvements were minimal, the study found. The results show that more carefully targeted palliative care transitions...

Older adults with advanced cancer often misjudge the time they have left to live. This may increase their chances for unnecessary hospitalization and likelihood to neglect hospice care, investigators say.

Guideline-nonconcordant radiotherapy given to substantial proportion of Medicare beneficiaries with metastatic cancer near the end of life

The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection in most cancer patients, according to a nationwide study of veterans diagnosed with cancer in the past decade.

In subgroup analysis according to sex, increased risk for CRC seen for female, but not male psoriasis patients

Patients in the intervention group experienced a 10% reduction in moderate side effects — without significant chemotherapy modifications or dose reductions, investigators say.