Study Examines Factors Affecting Advance Care Planning in Sexual and Gender Minorities
The researchers found that most of the SGM participants had already engaged in some conversations about EOL plans.
General Oncology
Mismatched Unrelated Donors Expand Transplant Access to Diverse Populations
Dr Jeffery J. Auletta, from NMDP/Be The Match, reviews data on mismatched unrelated donor transplants in a diverse population of patients with hematologic malignancies.
Research Examines Psychological Distress In Oncology Nurses During COVID-19 Pandemic
The researchers measured the participants’ stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and WRQOL with a variety of scales.
Cancer Patients Most Likely to Use Medical Aid in Dying
The vast majority of US patients who used medical aid in dying had cancer.
Report: Ransomware Attacks Rise Sharply
Ransomware attacks now account for 25% of all data breaches, according to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report.
Cancer Risk Higher for Men Versus Women at Most Shared Anatomic Sites
The proportion of excess cancer risk in men that was explained by risk factors was modest, ranging from 50 to 11 percent.
Health Insurance Literacy Linked to Financial Hardship for Cancer Patients
Researchers examined how health insurance and financial literacy affect financial outcomes for patients with cancer.
Illegitimate Online Pharmacies May Put Cancer Patients at Risk
Illegitimate online pharmacies are selling imatinib without a prescription, making false claims about being registered with regulatory bodies, and failing to provide patients with drug-related warnings.
Genetic Alterations ID’d in Many Pediatric Solid Tumors
86 percent of extracranial solid tumors in pediatric patients had genomic alterations with potential for impact on care.
Health Outcomes Following In Utero Exposure to Maternal Cancer
Researchers in Denmark sought to determine whether in utero exposure to maternal cancer increased risks of overall mortality, somatic diagnoses, and psychiatric diagnoses.
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