Survivorship News

The number of cancer survivors diagnosed with a new malignancy increased by 15% from 2013 to 2019, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

CHICAGO — A novel clinical decision support tool appeared effective at promoting cardiovascular health discussions during routine follow-up care for cancer survivors, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — Healio | HemOnc Today gathered the best, brightest and boldest in oncology for its second annual Disruptive Innovators Awards.

CHICAGO — Survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma face a substantial burden of late toxicity, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can reduce CVD risk by 36% compared with continued smoking, yet 40% of patients who smoked opted to continue after a diagnosis, data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service show.

Current smoking and vaping appeared associated with higher symptom burden among adult cancer survivors, according to data published in Cancer.

Cancer survivors delayed or forwent care more often than those in the general population because their clinician was of another identity, according to a research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

The number of cancer survivors with self-reported functional limitations throughout the United States has more than doubled over the past 2 decades, according to data published in JAMA Oncology.

Survivors of testicular cancer often have undetected risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can lead to worse quality of life, according to data published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors who received cardiotoxic treatments exhibited a high burden of poor cardiac function, according to study results presented at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.