Stand Up To Cancer announced an initiative that will both help scientists understand the emerging coronavirus pandemic and ensure the needs of cancer patients and survivors are being included as the research goes forward.
There are a number of items of news about state expansion of Medicaid, Family Leave and some attempts by certain states to screw their citizens who have cancer or chronic illnesses go around the federal medical insurance laws by
HIPAA rules bar "covered entities" such as medical practices and hospitals from disclosing our protected health information without first receiving our consent. But for data generated outside the covered entities, there aren't any HIPA protections. Without HIPA protection, we are primarily on our own concerning understanding how companies utilize our personal and health data when we are on social media.
At Cancer ABCs, we understand that cancer diagnosis and treatment are emotionally draining for all. Depression and anxiety are more prevalent in the cancer community, which often impacts treatment outcomes. Depression, anxiety, and fear can make it difficult for patients to participate in therapy, adhere to treatment regimens, and even participate in life. Patients facing mental health issues may have difficulty maintaining a healthy lifestyle, impacting how well cancer therapies work.
After five years, a higher proportion of the participating men in the active surveillance group (68%) were found to experience a disease progression event compared with the VTP-treated patients (38%).
The median time to disease progression of 13.8 months among men in the active surveillance arm, but in the VTM arm, there is still has not been a period reached.
A panel of top radiation oncologists in the US and the UK has addressed the question of putting off or shortening various kinds of radiation treatment (RT) for prostate cancer at a time when it is best to maintain distance from institutions that treat patients.
