LGBTI adolescents and young adults with cancer: Can we do better?
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new systemic review of the literature has shown a clear gap in the understanding of cancer in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) adolescents and young adults (AYA). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Overall Cancer Survival Rates Up Among Adolescents, Young Adults
However, survival disparities still observed by stage, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 18, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Pediatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Overall Cancer Survival Rates Up Among Adolescents, Young Adults
TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 -- Cancer survival has improved among adolescents and young adults (AYA), but survival disparities are reported, according to a study published online June 12 in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
Diana J. Moke, M.D., from the Children ' s... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 18, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Tanning industry uses promos, cheap prices to lure adolescents and young adults
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Everyone knows cigarette smoking causes cancer and as a result, prices and advertising are closely regulated to discourage youth from starting. But another cancer risk, indoor tanning, which has been shown to cause melanoma, lags in regulation. Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health have found that the tanning industry uses marketing strategies that appeal to adolescents and young adults, including unlimited tanning packages, discounts, and even offering free tanning when paired with other services like an apartment rental or gym membership. (Source: EurekAlert!...
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cancer survival rates in the young show inconsistent progress
(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are undermined by continuing disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The patterns here suggest that most of the recent survival increases in this age group were driven by improvements in treatments for HIV/AIDS and related cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 12, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Government must restore £1bn cuts to public health
Think tanks call for U-turn on public health spending cuts Related items fromOnMedica Unprotected sex among British teens – soars Concerns over UK young adults ’ readiness for first sex Most CCGs missing smoking target for pregnant women Maternity care better in some respects – but still many problems Preventing cervical cancer: how a screening switch and HPV vaccination should cut cancer rates (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 11, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A Flurry of States Have Raised Their Smoking Ages. But Big Tobacco ’s Involvement Has Some Health Groups Uneasy
Momentum is growing for a nationwide movement to raise the legal age of tobacco purchase from 18 to 21. Experts say the widespread and worrisome teen vaping epidemic is a major catalyst—but so is support from e-cigarette and tobacco companies, which has some health groups feeling uneasy.
On June 7, Texas joined about a dozen other states in enacting so-called Tobacco 21 policies; even more cities and counties have raised their legal buying ages, and a string of national retailers have instituted corporate policies that echo these legislative efforts. In Texas, the law will raise the purchasing age for all tobacco pro...
Source: TIME: Health - June 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized public health Source Type: news
These Dietary Supplements Were Linked to Serious Health Problems in Young People
Supplements promising flashy results like weight loss, muscle building and energy are sending kids and young adults to the hospital, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
An analysis of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) records revealed that, from January 2004 to April 2015, about 1,000 people ages 25 and younger had a health issue linked to dietary supplements. About 40% of them were categorized as severe problems, resulting in 166 hospitalizations and 22 deaths. And those numbers may only be the “tip of the iceberg,” the authors write, since many issues go unreported.
Certain s...
Source: TIME: Health - June 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition onetime Source Type: news
Young Male Adults Have Lower Cancer Burden Than Women
TUESDAY, June 4, 2019 -- For young adults, there have been some notable findings for overall cancer incidence rates and death rates, according to a study published online May 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Elizabeth Ward, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 4, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Why Alcohol Companies Are Betting on Non-Alcoholic ‘Booze’
It’s a Wednesday evening in Brooklyn, NY, and bars are dead. Tea-candle-dotted tables sit empty, waiting for a happy hour rush that isn’t. But tucked away on a side street, hours before its midnight closing time, a bar called Getaway hums with activity. Metal straws clink against ice and cocktail shakers rattle as patrons belly up to the marble bar. A woman fresh out of work reads and nurses a drink at a corner table. An early-thirties couple chats over a pre-dinner beverage, holding hands in the flattering dim lighting. This is New York City’s first permanent booze-free bar, and no one is drinking alcoho...
Source: TIME: Health - June 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized public health Source Type: news
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults
Despite overall decline or stabilization, increase seen for young adults in some high - income countries (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - May 17, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Increasing in Younger Adults
FRIDAY, May 17, 2019 -- Colorectal cancer incidence is increasing among young adults in certain high-income countries, according to a study published online May 16 in The Lancet Gastroenterology& Hepatology.
Marzieh Araghi, Ph.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 17, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bowel cancer rates rising 'among young adults'
If the trend continues, age screening guidelines may need to be reconsidered, researchers say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young adults ’ rate of bowel cancer is rising in Europe
Colorectal cancer screening guidelines might need to include 45-50 year olds if trend continues Related items fromOnMedica FOB associated with rise in all-cause mortality Invest in workforce to roll out bowel cancer screening, urges former health secretary Cancer strategies failed to improve one-year survival Overweight teens more likely to have severe liver disease later Faecal blood testing best to spot cancer and cost-effective (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 16, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Colorectal cancer incidence on the rise among young adults in several high-income countries
(The Lancet) The incidence of colon and rectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years has increased substantially over the latest available 10-year period in several high-income countries, going against a decline or stabilisation trend in the incidence of colorectal cancers within the overall populations of high-income countries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
