Top in hem/onc: Financial planning for physicians; aerobic exercise lowers cancer risk
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In the latest edition of Residency to Retirement, experts offered advice and provided updates on recent developments in tax and asset protection planning.
New developments in tax planning include a tax credit up to $5 per square foot for energy-efficient improvements to a building and a 7% increase in IRS interest rates on tax underpayments and overpayments, according to Sanjeev Bhatia, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, an attorney and founder of the wealth management firm OJM Group, and Carole C. Foos, CPA, a partner and tax consultant at OJM Group. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.
Another top story was about an association between high-intensity aerobic exercise and a decrease in cancer metastasis risk. Researchers said their study showed that high-intensity exercise causes internal organs to absorb more glucose, thereby decreasing the energy available to the tumor.
Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below:
What is new in 2023 for tax and asset protection planning
As we are in early 2023, we plan to use this column to provide a high-level update on new developments in tax and asset protection planning, and hope these updates prompt some physicians to look into these areas early in the year. Read more.
High-intensity aerobic exercise may greatly reduce risk for metastatic cancer
High-intensity aerobic exercise may decrease the risk for cancer metastasis by 72%, according to a study conducted at Tel Aviv University. Read more.
Artificial intelligence tool may help predict lung cancer risk regardless of smoking history
An artificial intelligence tool predicted a person’s lung cancer risk after analyzing a single low-dose CT scan, according to study results. Read more.
World Cancer Day: Oncology leaders share practical advice to ‘close the care gap’
Union for International Cancer Control created World Cancer Day in 2000 to educate the public about the signs and symptoms of cancer to ensure early detection and treatment, encourage elected representatives to commit ample resources to reduce cancer mortality, and increase awareness that lifestyle behaviors can have a considerable effect on cancer risk. Read more.
Afternoon vs. morning chemotherapy extends survival among women with lymphoma subtype
Women with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma experienced significantly longer progression-free survival and overall survival when receiving chemotherapy in the afternoon compared with the morning, according to data published in JCI Insight. Read more.