(HealthDay)—For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, the number of pauses greater than 10 seconds during resuscitation impacts survival, according to […]
Spinal/epidural anesthesia associated with increased survival in leg artery bypass surgery
A new study published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in their legs […]
Racial differences seen for cancer diagnosis, treatment, survival
(HealthDay)—Stage at diagnosis, treatment, and survival differ by race and ethnicity for patients with one of the nine leading cancers, […]
An app for patients and doctors to calculate cancer survival probabilities
A new app is able to calculate personalized survival probabilities for patients suffering from soft tissue sarcoma. Doctors and patients […]
Research shows drug can extend survival rates for heart failure patients
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix have shown for the first time in preclinical studies that Aliskiren, […]
‘Metabolic inhibitor’ compound extends survival in mice with MYC-expressing pediatric brain tumors
Versions of an antibiotic drug called DON first isolated from soil bacteria more than 60 years ago have shown promising […]
Octogenarians with acute myeloid leukemia have poor survival
(HealthDay)—Octogenarians with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a one-month mortality rate of 41 percent and overall survival (OS) of 1.5 […]
Presence of leukemia cutis tied to worse survival in AML
(HealthDay)—For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the presence of leukemia cutis (LC) is associated with decreased overall and leukemia-specific […]
Brachytherapy boost ups survival in locally advanced cervical cancer
(HealthDay)—The current standard of care (SOC) for advanced cervical cancer—external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and chemotherapy in combination with brachytherapy—provides […]
Ultrasound ovarian cancer screening improves survival
A University of Kentucky study just published in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that annual ultrasound screening of at-risk asymptomatic women […]