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US Cancer Mortality Rates Down From 2014 to 2018

Cancer death rates in the United States continued to decline overall from 2014 to 2018, with declines accelerating for lung cancer and melanoma.

Pain Severity and Health-Related Quality of Life With Multiple Myeloma

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Vicki Moore, PhD

Researchers sought to determine whether poorer health-related quality of life would be linked to responses about pain severity in patients with multiple myeloma.

Non-Invasive Screening for Colorectal Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Bradley van Paridon

With elective endoscopies halted during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers analyzed the impact of this cessation on rates of colorectal cancer screening.

Fecal Immunochemical Testing Increases Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation

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Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

Researchers estimated how expanding fecal immunochemical testing-based CRC screening would affect screening participation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Progress Mixed in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection Measures

Cancer prevention and early detection measures show mixed progress.

Care No Better for Minority Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion

For patients with cancer, Medicaid expansion is not associated with improved care at minority-serving hospitals (MSHs).

For Cancer Survivors, Electroacupuncture and Auricular Acupuncture Reduce Chronic Pain

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Lauren Biscaldi

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of electroacupuncture and auricular acupuncture for chronic musculoskeletal pain in cancer survivors.

Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use Noted in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

Patients with early-stage breast cancer who undergo mastectomy with or without reconstruction are at risk of prolonged opioid use.

Drug Monitoring Programs May Affect Cancer Pain Management

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Jonathan Goodman, MPhil

Prescription drug monitoring programs that aim to prevent opioid misuse may be affecting patients with cancer who need pain management.

Acupuncture, Acupressure May Lower Chronic Cancer Pain Intensity

The use of acupuncture and/or acupressure is associated with reduced cancer pain and decreased use of analgesics.