Cancer – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

Women with colorectal cancer fare better if they have social support

January 23, 2020
Cancer, Press Release, Social determinants, Women’s health
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New research from Kaiser Permanente finds that post-menopausal women with colorectal cancer were more likely to die from their disease or from any cause if they had low social support before diagnosis.

More metastatic prostate cancers found after change in screening guidelines

December 10, 2019
Cancer, Men’s health
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In the years after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA-based screening in all men, many fewer men were diagnosed with prostate cancer but more were found to have advanced cancers, according to a large Kaiser Permanente study published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Body fatness affects chemo dosages, contributing to increased risk of breast cancer death

December 5, 2019
Cancer, Obesity
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Women with greater adiposity, or body fatness, were significantly less likely to receive all of the recommended chemotherapy dose to treat their breast cancer, and they were subsequently 30% more likely to die from the disease as a result, according to research published in JAMA Oncology.

KP Research Radio: A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

October 7, 2019
5 Questions, Cancer, Clinical trials, Women’s health
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5 Questions for…Dr. Michael A. Bookman, co-leader of a clinical trial that could provide an important new treatment option for women with advanced gynecological cancers.

Medical imaging rates continue to rise despite push to reduce their use

September 3, 2019
Cancer, Environmental exposure, Hospital systems
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Despite a broad campaign among physician groups to reduce the amount of imaging in medicine, the rates of use of CT, MRI and other scans have continued to increase in both the United States and Ontario, Canada, according to a new study of more than 135 million imaging exams.

Kaiser Permanente research shows mastectomy patients recover safely at home

August 7, 2019
Cancer, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Delivery Science, Hospital systems, Women’s health
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A study in Annals of Surgical Oncology finds that the rate of home recovery after mastectomy increased from 23% regionwide to 61% in the 6 months after the program started, with no significant changes in emergency-department visits, reoperations, or readmissions.

Body composition linked to cardiovascular risk in breast cancer survivors

Body composition, especially excess central adiposity or intra-abdominal fat, can result in an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in normal-weight breast cancer survivors, a large new Kaiser Permanente study shows.

Use of CT scans during pregnancy increased in U.S. and Canada over 2 decades

July 24, 2019
Cancer, Children’s health, Hospital systems, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health
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A large, multicenter study of advanced medical imaging in pregnancy, published in JAMA Network Open and co-led by Marilyn Kwan, PhD, found that CT scans were performed in 0.8% of pregnancies in the United States and 0.4% in Ontario in 2016; these rates increased nearly fourfold in the United States and doubled in Ontario over the 21 years.

New study data suggests revising heart disease management guidelines for colon cancer survivors

“This study demonstrates the importance at every BMI level of having more precise measures of muscle and fat to help identify those patients who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease,” said co-author Bette J. Caan, DrPH.

“I Owe My Life to the Test”

Coinciding with Colon Cancer Awareness Month (March), Kaiser Permanente Northern California received the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s prestigious “80% by 2018” National Achievement Award, in recognition of screening rates over 83 percent for colorectal cancer.