Mortality Down for Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion
Mortality reduced for patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, lung cancers, mediated by earlier stage of diagnosis.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
New Cancer Drug Approvals Linked to Drop in Mortality
New cancer drugs approved between 2000 and 2016 associated with 1,291,769 fewer related deaths in the U.S.
Delay in Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Mortality
Association between delay and increased mortality significant for 13 of 17 indications.
Is There An Association Between DCIS and Breast Cancer Mortality?
How effective is surgical treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) at preventing an invasive recurrence of breast cancer? Treatment is intended to significantly lessen the lifetime risk of breast cancer and breast cancer-related mortality, but are patients diagnosed with DCIS still at risk for experiencing poor outcomes? A recent study in JAMA Network Open…
Rurality, Income Impact Stage at Diagnosis, Mortality in Liver Cancer
Patients from rural regions, lower-income households have more advanced stage at diagnosis of HCC.
More Sedentary Time Tied to Higher Risk for Cancer Mortality
Replacing sedentary time with 30 minutes of light or moderate physical activity cuts risk.
Large Decrease Seen in Melanoma Mortality From 2013 to 2016
Overall mortality decrease started in 2013 following introduction of 10 new treatments in 2011.
Decreases Seen in Cancer Incidence, Death Rates
Two studies show decreases in incidence and death rates, but variation by sex, race/ethnicity, age.
Late Mortality Down for Young Adult, Adolescent Cancer Survivors
Five-year mortality from all causes overall decreased, but improvement was limited for some cancer types.
Social Support Linked to Mortality in Older Women With CRC
Low and moderate perceived social support linked to higher mortality in postmenopausal women with CRC.
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