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Often-discarded lymphatic fluid may guide precision treatment for head and neck cancer
Lymphatic fluid from surgical drains could offer important insights to guide treatment for certain patients with head and neck cancer, according to study results.
Head and neck cancer survivors have elevated risk for stroke
Survivors of head and neck cancer had an elevated risk for stroke — regardless of age, disease site or treatment modality — study findings published in JAMA Network Open showed.
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COVID-19 caused ‘substantial deficit’ of cancer diagnoses in first 10 months of pandemic
More than 130,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers estimated in a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Oncology.
Smoking, ‘heavy’ drinking linked to elevated risk for head and neck cancer
Smokers and heavy drinkers had increased risk for head and neck cancer, whereas healthy eating slightly decreased risk, according to study data published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Expanding clinical trial diversity requires ‘showing up’ in the community to build trust
Limiting eligibility criteria, recruiting trusted community messengers and reducing financial burdens can help improve diversity of clinical trial enrollees, a panel of professionals said during a Friends of Cancer Research webinar.
As technology improves, increasing CGM access requires education, community support
In 1999, the FDA approved the Medtronic MiniMed as the first continuous glucose monitor for people with diabetes. In the 25 years since that approval, use of diabetes technology has gradually increased.
Language minimizing adverse events in abstracts ‘harmful,’ can affect patient care
Use of subjective minimizing terminology, such as “safe” and “tolerable,” when discussing treatment-related toxicities occurs frequently at oncology and hematology conferences, according to a study published in Journal of Cancer Policy.
Facility type linked to ‘significant differences’ in survival for head/neck cancer
The increased treatment of patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma at community cancer centers is linked to poorer survival outcomes, according to data published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Ableism in cancer care a prevalent, often overlooked health disparity
As the broader health care field strives to identify and address health care disparities, a commentary published in The Lancet Oncology underscored the importance of eliminating ableism from cancer care.
Uninsured U.S. cancer cases decline despite ‘alarming’ lack of coverage in some states
The proportion of individuals with newly diagnosed cancer who lacked insurance in the U.S. declined significantly from 2010 to 2019, according to data published in Health Affairs Scholar.
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