TORONTO — A 3-year-old Japanese-Canadian boy’s family is raising money for the life-saving treatment he needs after being diagnosed with two rare forms of cancer. Hide Chamberlain, 3-years-old, was diagnosed with Adrenocortical Carcinoma, a rare disease in which cancer cells form in the outer layer of the adrenal gland, in the summer of 2020. Since …
Black women with breast cancer are approximately 40% more likely to die compared to white women with breast cancer in the U.S.[1] – and are also more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage with more aggressive disease[2] Novartis will enlist multidisciplinary experts in breast cancer and health policy to identify the most pressing …
LONDON, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In the clinical world, eyes – specifically the iris – have long been a useful instrument in helping healthcare professionals examine and determine a patient’s health condition. So in today’s environment, where prevention is clearly preferable to cure – not least in eliminating further burdens on health services – a real-time …
Cancer patients who receive hospital-at-home care are less likely to experience unplanned hospitalizations, new research suggests. Those individuals likewise account for lower health care costs. The new findings — focused on Huntsman at Home, a cancer hospital-at-home model operated by the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah — were published earlier this month …
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can’t afford associated medical bills, even if they’re insured. That’s the conclusion from an analysis of data from more than 5,400 survivors of various cancers. Most were insured, college-educated and had annual incomes above the national …
New cases have emerged of patients being diagnosed with advanced cancer after follow up appointments were missed, sometimes for years, at Aintree Hospital. Managers are working to tackle the impact after it emerged more than 11,000 patients were overdue follow up appointments in the gastroenterology and hepatology departments of the hospital. The group includes patients with serious chronic …
How has the COVID pandemic affected pediatric cancer care? For starters, it’s convenient to say that it has been affected, just like so many other things. But we wanted to see how the pandemic affected resources and treatments for pediatric cancer. I was part of a recent global assessment of the pandemic’s effects on resources …
Reasons to seek therapy Most individuals diagnosed with and treated for cancer find it helpful to talk with someone about their experience and how they are coping. Cancer and its treatment are stressful. Even the most resilient and resourceful of individuals can struggle at some point. Indeed, it is the rare individual who goes through …
Edward had a good job, health insurance, and good wages. Then he received an unexpected bill for $1,800 for treatment of an infected tooth. He applied for a medical-expense credit card and paid half the amount with that card, the other half out of pocket in cash – coming up with $1,800 at once is hard for most …
Long-term survivors of childhood cancer may have increased risks of cancer-related worries, which may be associated with higher levels of substance use, health care utilization and lower rates of physical activity. A significant portion of adult survivors of childhood cancer are at an increased risk of experiencing cancer-related worries (CRWs) decades after treatment has ended, …