Men More Likely Than Women To Die From Cancer
September 13, 2026
A recent study found that men are more likely to die from cancer than women, which may partly be explained by differences in diagnosis stage. Men had a higher likelihood than women for late-stage diagnosis of 20 different types of cancer, data from a national registry network showed. Cancers wh[...]
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Weight Gain In Adulthood Raises Cancer Risk Up To Five Times
July 19, 2026
A Swedish study of more than 600,000 patients (250,000 men and just under 380,000 women) found that gaining weight as an adult increases the risk of cancer by up to five times: increased cancer risk – both overall and for many specific cancer types – was associated with heavier initial weight in[...]
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Study Finds COVID-19 Epidemic Reduced Cancer Survival Rates
June 27, 2026
A study published on February 5, 2026 in JAMA Oncology entitled Survival of Patients Diagnosed With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic reported that a population-based cohort study of more than 1 million people in the United States found that patients diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and 2021, when co[...]
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U.S. Cancer Deaths In People Under 50
April 11, 2026
From 1990 through 2023, a total of 1, 267, 520 people died of cancer in the United States before 50 years of age (53% were female). The age-standardized death rate decreased by 44%, from 25.5 to 14.2 per 100 000. Among the 5 leading causes of cancer death, the mean annual decline from 2014 thr[...]
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Diagnostic Errors In Office-Based Medical Practices
September 26, 2025
Coverys, a national leader in medical professional liability insurance, published a white paper in August 2025 entitled “Hidden In Plain Sight Exposing The Drivers Of Diagnostic Error,” the second in a three-part series, that investigated diagnostic errors or omissions during office-base[...]
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Cancer Medical Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons
June 27, 2023
Cancer Medical Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons: A study published on May 2, 2023 entitled “Critical Review of Oncologic Medical Malpractice Claims Against Orthopaedic Surgeons” was designed to determine the most common allegations for malpractice litigation brought against[...]
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British Man’s Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed In 2016
June 17, 2023
Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed In 2016: A 58-year-old British man, Mark Allinson, who had a prior history of kidney stones, went to the hospital in September 2016 for stomach pain. A CT scan ordered at that time showed that he had a kidney stone in his left kidney. He was sent home after the diagnosis. I[...]
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