January 27, 2022
Considerable Racial/Ethnic, Sociodemographic Disparities Present in Cancer
Cancer death rates higher for Black versus White males and females; kidney cancer death rates higher for AI/AN people There are still considerable racial/ethnic and sociodemographic disparities in cancer occurrence and death rates, according to a report published online Dec. 8 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Farhad Islami, M.D., Ph.D., from the American...
Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Risk for Hypertension, Diabetes
Risk for hypertension even higher for those receiving left-sided radiation therapy, endocrine therapy Women with, versus without, a history of breast cancer have a higher incidence of hypertension and diabetes up to 10 years following diagnosis, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Marilyn L. Kwan, Ph.D., from...
Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them than for their white peers. To come to that conclusion, researchers reviewed seven trials comprising more than 8,800 men with prostate...