Although most cancer patients do not experience anticipated potential adverse effects of radiation therapy, more than one-third have adverse effects that they wish they had known more about.
Aspirin use 3 or more times per week is associated with reductions in all-cause, any cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality among older adults.
Approximately half of oncologists discuss genomic testing with their patients, and several practice-level factors influence oncologists’ likelihood of discussing the associated costs, a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports.
The study did not observe any clinically relevant association between use of antihypertensive drugs and pancreatic cancer risk in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Patients in Australia and Vietnam differ in their perceptions of what caused their cancer, with Australian patients more frequently reporting age and Vietnamese patients more frequently reporting poor diet as causes.
Insomnia Severity Index scores improved for many cancer survivors with even a single sleep education session.
Because unmarried patients are less likely to choose surgery or radiotherapy treatments over other interventions, researchers often speculate that those patients have less “fighting spirit” or that having a life partner would give them “more to live for.”
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the uninsured rate, patients continue to report pressing financial strain caused by unpaid medical bills (copays, out-of-pocket drug costs, high deductibles) and medical travel costs.
Oncologists have expressed concern that health promotion could distress or overwhelm cancer survivors.
The FDA has approved Zirabev (bevacizumab-bvzr; Pfizer), a biosimilar to Avastin (bevacizumab; Genentech).
