Preparing for an upcoming appointment
Attending a medical appointment can be daunting for some people. It is a common theme that individuals feel that they are taking up too much of their medical provider's time or that they are nervous around medical professionals in general. Time and time again, individuals report not getting the answers they were looking f...
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Greater levels of inflammation after surgery and prior to chemotherapy associated to poorer survival in stage III colon cancer
April 2023 A recent study published in JAMA Oncology found that among patients with stage III colon cancer, higher levels of inflammation following surgery but before starting adjuvant (post-surgical) chemotherapy were associated with worse survival outcomes. Background Inflammation is a vital part of the body’s def...
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Financial toxicity of cancer may impact partner’s quality of life
April 2023 A recent study published in JAMA Network Open showed that the financial impact of a patient’s cancer diagnosis may also impact a partner’s health-related quality of life. Financial difficulty or toxicity is an important effect of cancer and its treatment is linked to poor health issues for patients and survi...
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Novel immunotherapy combination showed high efficacy among patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer
March 2023 - Results from a phase I study presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium showed promising clinical activity with long-lasting responses for a novel combination immunotherapy regimen among heavily pretreated patients with microsatellite stable metastatic color...
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The psychological impact of surviving colorectal cancer
March 2023 -A German study published in BMC Cancer explored the emotional impact of colorectal cancer (CRC) on long-term survivors. With an increasing number of patients surviving the disease due to advances in treatment, understanding the emotional aftermath of the disease is an important step to improving aftercare and min...
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