A Call for Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in Geriatric Patients A review of geriatric assessment tools and their role in assessing older patients with cancer before and after treatment. For many ...
A new study led by the University of Toronto and its partner institutions has found that older adults—who account for more than 70% of cancer diagnoses—would benefit from undergoing a geriatric ...
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Anti–Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Treatment–Naive Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Low Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Digital screening improved identification of patients meeting hereditary risk assessment guidelines. Patient ...
Vishal A. Patel, MD, of the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences and GW Cancer Center, shared strategies beyond sunscreen and emphasized the importance of at-home self-screening in part 2 of his ...
A clinical trial shows that AI-assisted mammography can detect more cases of dangerous cancer and reduce missed diagnoses.
The CAPTURE screening tool showed high specificity but low sensitivity in identifying primary care patients with previously undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Amid efforts to ...
Although older patients with ATTR-CA were found to have a high prevalence of frailty, they were considered independent based on ADL scores, a potentially—and seriously misleading—finding. Little ...
Nurse practitioners can help prevent patients from experiencing long-term cognitive effects by screening patients for concussions. Almost half of trauma patients (41%) admitted to the hospital have a ...
In this study, the rate of ICA was more than twice as high among those with ADPKD compared with those with another primary nephrological diagnosis. Patient education—including knowledge about risk ...