Trouble With Daily Activities Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes
Authors call for routine assessment of functional status on hospital admission.
Patient Outcomes
More Sedentary Time Tied to Higher Risk for Cancer Mortality
Replacing sedentary time with 30 minutes of light or moderate physical activity cuts risk.
SISAQOL Consortium Recommendations for Inclusion of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Trials
SISAQOL Consortium presented their recommendations for the design and analysis of PRO data in randomized, controlled trials.
Worse Cancer Outcomes for Elderly HIV-Infected Patients
Significantly higher rates of relapse or death for HIV-infected men with prostate cancer, women with breast cancer.
New Guidelines Increase Melanoma Staging Reproducibility and Concordance
Greater reproducibility and higher concordance for melanoma staging observed with implementation of AJCC 8.
Weekend Admission for Acute Leukemia Negatively Affects Mortality Rate
An assessment of more than 71,000 patients with leukemia demonstrated the difference in outcomes for patients admitted to hospital on the weekend vs weekday. Findings were presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Sarcopenia, Adiposity Help Determine Management Strategies for Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer
Sarcopenia and adiposity measures may help clinicians steer management strategies for some patients with breast cancer.
Handgrip Strength Test is Feasible to Predict Outcomes Among Patients with Cancer
Although dynapenia and weak HGS is associated with poor outcomes in patients with cancer, it is not routinely assessed in this population.
Tumor-treating Fields Useful to Improve Glioblastoma Outcomes
Adverse event rates were similar in both trial groups, though patients treated with TTFields were much more likely to have mild to moderate skin toxicity.
United States Leads in Income-Based Health Care Inequalities
More public tolerance for health care inequalities has been observed in the United States than other countries.
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