Higher Activity Levels Reduce Cancer-Related Mortality Among Survivors - Oncology Nurse Advisor An analysis of data from the NCI Cohort Consortium Physical Activity and Cancer work group explored the benefits of recommended activity levels for cancer survivors.

#CancerMortality decreases with higher moderate to vigorous #physicalActivity levels across diagnoses. Published in @jamanetworkopen.com.

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#CancerPrevention

People who live in a county close to an operational nuclear power plant have a higher rate of #cancermortality than those living farther away. Published in @natmed.nature.com.

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#CancerDeath #CancerRisk

Cancer in Canada: Progress Made, but Challenges Remain The latest data point to improvements for many cancer types and a continued decline in overall cancer mortality.

🇨🇦 #CancerMortality in Canada is declining as early detection and improved treatments boost survival. Today, 64% of patients live more than five years after diagnosis. 🩺
The biggest progress is in #lung and #colorectal cancer, driven by tobacco control, screening programs. 🚭

Proximity to nuclear power plants associated with increased cancer mortality – BioNews Central Counties in the U.S. near operational nuclear power plants have higher cancer mortality rates than those farther away, even after adjusting for socioeconomic, environmental, and health care factors. ...

Counties in the U.S. near operational #NuclearPowerPlants have higher #CancerMortality rates than those farther away, even after adjusting for socioeconomic, environmental, and health care factors.
#CancerRisk

High cannabis use linked to increased mortality in colon cancer patients – BioNews Central New findings indicate that individuals with colon cancer and a history of cannabis use disorder (CUD) are more than 20 times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis. ...

New findings indicate that individuals with #ColonCancer and a history of #CannabisUseDisorder (CUD) are more than 20 times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis compared to colon cancer patients without a history of CUD.
#ColorectalCancer #CancerMortality

"Continued reductions in #cancermortality because of drops in smoking, better treatment, and earlier detection is certainly great news. However, this progress is tempered by rising incidence in young and middle-aged women, who are often the family caregivers […]

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Featured today by @MSKLibrary: Associations between social determinants of health and cardiovascular and cancer mortality in cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study

#SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #CancerSurvivor #HealthInequities #CardiovascularHealth #CancerMortality

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Discover PAC-MANN: A New Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis Revolutionary PAC-MANN Blood Test for Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer is notorious for being one of the most aggressive forms of the disease, posing a significant challenge for both patients and medical professionals. Its stealthy progression often leads to late diagnoses, making effective treatment difficult. However, researchers are now hopeful about a breakthrough blood test named PAC-MANN that could change the paradigm of how we detect this lethal cancer.

Discover PAC-MANN: A New Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis - #Revolutionary #PACMANN #BloodTest #PancreaticCancer #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #MedicalInnovation #HealthScreening #CancerMortality #TumorGrowth #MolecularIndicators #AdvancedStages #ClinicalTrials #PublicHealth