Top in hem/onc: Financial advice for physicians; aggressive end-of-life cancer care
In the latest Residency to Retirement column, David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Andrew Taylor discussed how to adequately get paid for the cash in your savings account.
“Do not assume you are receiving an adequate rate of interest. In fact, you should likely call your bank even if you asked this exact question 4 months ago,” Mandell and Taylor wrote. “Recent interactions with clients have led us to the conclusion many savers are likely underpaid in their savings accounts. In many cases, banking clients are finding their interest rate is more than 3% below current market rates.”
It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.
Another top story was about older individuals with metastatic cancer receiving aggressive end-of-life care despite efforts to reduce the practice.
Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below:
Get adequately paid for your cash
Let’s start by getting to the point. You should call your bank and find out what you are making on your cash. Read more.
Aggressive end-of-life care still common among older patients with cancer
Aggressive end-of-life care remains common among older individuals with metastatic cancer despite increased efforts over the past several decades to reduce such interventions, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals ends CAR-T trials for solid tumors after risk-benefit review
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals discontinued clinical trials for two investigational chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies in development for solid tumors, the company announced today. Read more.
Survival in metastatic colorectal cancer has improved, but further drug development needed
Survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has improved steadily since 2012, according to retrospective study results. Watch video.
Cancer symptom algorithm can help identify patients at risk for unplanned ED visits
Researchers at Cancer Care Alberta and University of Calgary have demonstrated the value of a cancer symptom algorithm in correctly identifying which patients may be at high risk for an unplanned ED visit. Read more.