Cancer Disparities Represent Ongoing Public Health Challenge
Discriminatory policies, systemic inequities, structural barriers resulting from history of racism cause and perpetuate cancer health disparities
Cancer
Ultra-Processed Foods May Up CKD Risk
Sugar-sweetened beverages are a frequently consumed ultra-processed food group.
Survivors of Childhood Cancer More Likely to Be Undertreated for CVD
Increased health-related self-efficacy associated with significantly reduced likelihood of undertreatment
Dialysis Population Has Excess Cancer Mortality
Patients on dialysis die from cancer at twice the rate as those of the same age and sex in the general population, a study found.
ASCO: Increase in Cancer-Related Death Seen During Pandemic
Cancer-related monthly mortality rate higher in April 2020 when health care capacity was most challenged
Risk of New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Up After Cancer Diagnosis
Adults with new onset type 2 diabetes in 2 years after diagnosis had increased risk of all-cause mortality
ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges
ASCO: ACA Medicaid Expansion Has Increased Access to Cancer Trials
Proportion of SWOG trial participants who had Medicaid insurance increased by 20 percent per year after ACA Medicaid expansion
1999 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Cancer Mortality for Blacks in the US
However, in 2019, Black men and women had highest cancer death rates compared with other racial, ethnic groups
Cancer Risks Increase With Albuminuria
In a Dutch study, each doubling of urine albumin excretion was significantly associated with a 7% increase in overall cancer risk.
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