Odds of stage IV bone cancer at diagnosis increased in patients of greater age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.011, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.003-1.018). Odds of stage IV bone cancer at diagnosis were decreased with female sex (OR = 0.747, 95% CI: 0.647-0.862), private insurance (OR =...
When lung cancer spreads to distant parts of the body, as in Stage IV lung cancers, be aware of other symptoms such as bone pain (when the spread is to the bones), nervous system changes (headaches, tremors, blurred vision), jaundice, and lumps appearing beneath the skin. Lung cancer su...
11Danish Cancer Registry, Statens Serum Institut, National Institute for Health Data and Disease Control, Copenhagen, Denmark; 12Norwegian Cancer Registry, Oslo, Norway; 13West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit, Birmingham, UK; 14Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver...
I was relieved I had the bone biopsy done recently which showed there was some her2+.We retested and now the her2 is in regular range which shows the chemo is working.Latest scan showed most of cancer is under control except a new outlier in the liver that lit up.Not sure if it has...
Factors Associated with Advanced Disease Stage at Diagnosis in a Population-based Study of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer: Hahn KME, Bondy ML,... Breast cancer is diagnosed at a younger age and a more advanced stage in African-American women than in White women. The authors invest...
"she said there was nothing i... stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer treatment - a... when all doors closed on him, this young father chose to travel outside his country to seek treatment for his stage 4 colorectal cancer with metastatic spread to lungs and bone. "t... stage 4 ...
Bone health is an increasingly important concern in breast cancer survivors because in postmenopausal women, bone-sparing tamoxifen is being replaced by aromatase inhibitors, whereas in premenopausal women, ovarian suppression is playing an increasing role in adjuvant management. Estrogen reduction resulting...
Brachytherapy episodes were excluded, as were SACT records for hormonal therapy and treatment other than active anti-cancer therapy (such drug therapies for the management of bone metastasis such as zoledronic acid, pamidronate and denosumab). To calculate the income deprivation quintile, each patient...
‘Stage four. Jesus.’ And that was that.” Perhaps because he’s better now, or perhaps because it is part of his nature to remain charming rather than melodramatic or self-pitying, Douglas talks about his cancer in an almost distant way, as if telling a story about someone else. ...
Before we go any further, my 3-year Cancerversary just slipped by (on lucky February the 13th) so Happy Anniversary to me. The odds were quite a bit against me reaching this far so the fact that I am typing this blog is a testament to science and to the incredible support I’ve had...