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Why do hospitals with more women on surgery teams have fewer postoperative complications? Do female doctors treat patients differently? Read more

Moderate to severe anxiety, depression, and shortness of breath indicate a higher risk for nonfatal self-injury among patients newly diagnosed with cancer, data show.

Self-reported signs of distress and an increasing total Edmonton Symptom Assessment System score within 180 days of cancer diagnosis appeared associated with higher odds of nonfatal, self-inflicted injury, study results showed.The findings, published in JAMA Oncology, highlighted the need to monitor patient-reported outcomes and use them to direct management, according to researchers.

Among all patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the risk of dying of cancer was higher than that of dying of other causes, but mortality varies by primary tumor site, according to a new study published in the August 2021 issue of JNCCN-;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

email article Complex gastrointestinal (GI) cancer surgery had less risk of postoperative adverse outcomes when supported by anesthesiologists performing a high annual volume of certain procedures, a large Canadian population-based study found. Care by high-volume anesthesiologists was independently associated with 15% lower odds of combined 90-day major morbidity (including mortality) and readmission, after adjustment for patient case mix, institutional volume, and surgeon volume, reported Julie Hallet, MD, of the University of Toronto, and colleagues. The primary outcome -- a compos...