New recipients for the 2021 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards announced
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network
® (NCCN
®) and the NCCN Foundation
® today announced six new recipients for the 2021 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Program. The honorees will receive up to $150,000 in funding, over two years, to advance important research on important issues in oncology. These early-career investigators from NCCN Member Institutions represent tomorrow s leaders for advancing cancer care. The NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP) managed the selection process and will provide guidance and oversight for the projects over the grant duration. NCCN is committed to improving the lives of people with cancer by supporting research that is novel, transparent, and meaningful, said Wui-Jin Koh, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NCCN. The NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards Program exemplifies this objective by fostering emerging talent and exploring promising area
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People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with advanced disease, according to a recent study.
In fact, by 2016, ICU stays and emergency department visits in the last month of life had become more common for people with ovarian cancer than they were in 2007, the earliest year from which researchers analyzed data.
The proportion of non-Hispanic Black people who turned to the emergency department for care was even higherâdouble that of non-Hispanic whites. Black people were also nearly twice as likely to undergo intensive treatment, including life-extending measures such as resuscitation or the insertion of a feeding tube.
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People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with advanced disease, according to a recent study.
In fact, by 2016, ICU stays and emergency department visits in the last month of life had become more common for people with ovarian cancer than they were in 2007, the earliest year from which researchers analyzed data.
The proportion of non-Hispanic Black people who turned to the emergency department for care was even higher double that of non-Hispanic whites. Black people were also nearly twice as likely to undergo intensive treatment, including life-extending measures such as resuscitation or the insertion of a feeding tube.
Despite guidelines, end-of-life care remains aggressive for ovarian cancer patients
People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with advanced disease, according to a recent study.
In fact, by 2016, ICU stays and emergency department visits in the last month of life had become more common for people with ovarian cancer than they were in 2007, the earliest year from which researchers analyzed data.
The proportion of non-Hispanic Black people who turned to the emergency department for care was even higher double that of non-Hispanic whites. Black people were also nearly twice as likely to undergo intensive treatment, including life-extending measures such as resuscitation or the insertion of a feeding tube.