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The Effect of Chronic Disease Management Program on the Risk of Complications in Patients With Hypertension in Korea
CONCLUSION: The results showed that participants of the chronic disease management program were less likely to have hypertension complications compared to non-participants. Enhancing the participation rate may be related to better outcomes and reducing medical expenses among patients with chronic diseases.PMID:35942556 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e243
Source: Cancer Control - August 9, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sang Ah Lee Hyeki Park Woorim Kim Sun Ok Song Hyunsun Lim Sung-Youn Chun Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 13, Pages 6203: Acute and Long-Term Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Cancer Patients, a & lsquo;Real World & rsquo; Analysis with 175,000 Patients
Conclusion: In this large “real world” data, prognosis after STEMI in cancer patients was markedly reduced but differed widely between cancer types. Of note, no withholding of interventional treatments in cancer patients could be observed.
Source: Cancers - December 9, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stefan A. Lange Jannik Feld Leonie K ühnemund Jeanette K öppe Lena Makowski Christiane M. Engelbertz Joachim Ger ß Patrik Dr öge Thomas Ruhnke Christian G ünster Eva Freisinger Holger Reinecke Tags: Article Source Type: research

Novel Oral Anticoagulant versus Warfarin in Cancer Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: An 8-Year Population-Based Cohort Study
Conclusion: In cancer patients with AF, NOAC were associated with significant reduced IS/SE, major bleeding, and ICH compared to warfarin.
Source: Journal of Cancer - July 2, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Chun-Li Wang, Yu-Tung Huang, Wen-Ching Lan, Michael Wu, Chang-Fu Kuo, Shao-Wei Chen, Pao-Hsien Chu, Ming-Shien Wen, Chi-Ching Kuo, Shang-Hung Chang Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, anti-androgens and the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease in prostate cancer patients: an asian population-based observational study
Conclusions: The current study based on Asian population suggests that treatment with neither GnRH agonist nor antiandrogens increases the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease compared to patients with ADT-naïve prostate cancer.
Source: Journal of Cancer - July 2, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jong-Mi Seong, Dongho Shin, Jae Woo Sung, Shinjay Cho, Jonghyup Yang, Sungmin Kang, Hyong Woo Moon, Kyu Won Lee, U-Syn Ha Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research

Is androgen deprivation therapy associated with cerebral infarction in patients with prostate cancer? A Korean nationwide population ‐based propensity score matching study
ConclusionThis nationwide population ‐based study revealed that ADT was not associated with cerebral infarction after adjusting for potential confounders.
Source: Cancer Medicine - June 9, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bum Sik Tae, Byeong Jo Jeon, Hoon Choi, Jae Hyun Bae, Jae Young Park Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research

How to Quit Smoking
By Stacy Simon Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. Since the release of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health 50 years ago, there have been 20 million deaths due to tobacco. Almost half the deaths from 12 different types of cancer combined – including lung, voice box, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancers – are attributable to cigarette smoking alone. In addition to cancer, smoking greatly increases the risk of debilitating long-term lung diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis. It also raises the risk for heart...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - November 16, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Smoking/Tobacco Source Type: news

Cancer is associated with intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders
Conclusion The present study indicates that cancer increases the risk of IPCs and may reduce the clinical benefits of surgery.
Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology - December 9, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research