Obesity Now Linked to 12 Cancer Types
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1. Caregiver Support
#Caregiving for someone coping with a #cancer diagnosis can be difficult, especially when you do not have a support system in place. #CancerCare is here to help with free #counseling from professional oncology social workers: https://t.co/J0dwOfzNHc pic.twitter.com/jcdoJ9cQJi
— CancerCare (@CancerCare) May 25, 2018
2. Non-Randomized Trials Inappropriate for Head-to-Head Trial
In case you missed it - why non-randomized data cannot be used to compare efficacy between 2 drugs: Even propensity score adjusted data will not control for any confounding factor we have not measured (or measure suboptimally eg frailty, comorbid severity) https://t.co/vQBz6xtqtc
— Nicole Kuderer (@NicoleKuderer) May 24, 2018
3. Myth Buster: Apricots for Cancer
Although they were thoroughly debunked in the 1970s as anti-cancer agents, products made from #apricot pits continue to be aggressively marketed to unsuspecting patients. Learn more: https://t.co/TDvjhl17Z5 pic.twitter.com/LZNjJhvLf4
— Dana-Farber (@DanaFarber) May 24, 2018
4. Sense of Urgency: Obesity and Cancer
“The fact that being overweight or obese is related to many cancers...adds urgency to the issue of the world's expanding waist line’’ @MichaelMarmot on the new @wcrfint #cancerprevention report #healthandcancer https://t.co/04pooQcxe8 pic.twitter.com/KOzPjhDpwi
— The Lancet Oncology (@TheLancetOncol) May 24, 2018
5. ASCO Fertility Preservation Guidelines in Cancer
Guidelines from @ASCO on fertility preservation in cancer patients. @JCO_ASCO CC @drsilviafox https://t.co/X17FpekElp
— chadi nabhan MD, MBA (@chadinabhan) May 22, 2018
6. Surveillance Intensity and Detected Recurrence
ICYMI: Surveillance intensity not associated with earlier detection of recurrence or improved survival in #colorectalcancer patients: https://t.co/F844eC5ya8 @ColonCancerDoc #CRCSM #endcancer
— MD Anderson Cancer Center (@MDAndersonNews) May 23, 2018
7. Heart Disease Associated with Breast Cancer Treatment?
A new study in @JCO_ASCO reveals there may be an increased risk of developing #heartdisease for women who've undergone treatment for #breastcancer. #NYP/ @ColumbiaMed's Dr. Dawn Hershman weighs in with @medpagetoday: https://t.co/Off3EX4CTS. pic.twitter.com/EgKukAlWEj
— NewYork-Presbyterian (@nyphospital) May 21, 2018
8. Disease Screening Pill
#ICYMI: Researchers have developed a “disease screening pill” that could allow for a noninvasive and safe method for detecting breast cancer using only near-infrared light: https://t.co/0stQVwBGlh
— Cancer Network (@CancerNetwrk) May 21, 2018
9. Sensitivity and Specificity of Breath Test for Esophageal Cancer
Breath test in #esophagealcancer sensitivity and specificity of 80%. Great example of noninvasive oncological test. Great work by Sheraz Markar @JAMAOnc https://t.co/SMRomac7K8
— Karol Polom (@polom_karol) May 18, 2018
10. Less Aggressive Treatment Possible for Young Patients With Medulloblastoma
Improved survival with less aggressive treatment reported for subset of the youngest medulloblastoma patients. @TheLancet https://t.co/DurGnPVsU8 pic.twitter.com/9sDrNS8vrD
— St. Jude Research (@StJudeResearch) May 21, 2018