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North America has highest rate of obesity-related cancers

Posted on: 11/12/2014 - 21:08

For those cancers in which risk is associated with high body mass index, North America has the highest percentage of cancer incidence attributable to obesity, according to a population-based study in...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Skin cancer treatment costs skyrocket over past decade

Posted on: 12/11/2014 - 14:13

The average annual cost for skin cancer treatment more than doubled from 2002 to 2011, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. From 2002 to 2006, the average annual skin...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Eastern United States has the highest arthritis rates

Posted on: 04/11/2014 - 21:11

The prevalence of arthritis tended to be higher in eastern U.S. states than in western states in 2011, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All seven states...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Births to unmarried women down since 2008

Posted on: 21/08/2014 - 21:35

The nonmarital birth rate for women aged 15-44 years has declined 14% since peaking in 2007 and 2008, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. The rate was 44.8 births per 1,000 unmarried...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Cancer spending: More patients, not more expensive patients

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:50

A 55% jump in total expenditures for cancer treatment from 2001 to 2011 appears to reflect an increase in the number of patients, not an increase in the cost of treating those patients, according to...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

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