Clinical trial knowledge among cancer survivors in the United States: the role of health information technology.

Purpose: Clinical trials are essential to the advancement of cancer care. However, clinical trial knowledge and participation remain critically low among adult patients with cancer. Health information technology (HIT) could play an important role in improving clinical trial knowledge and engagement among cancer survivors.

Impact of Primary Care Providers and Health Insurance Type on Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of cancer deaths. We evaluated the effect of health insurance type and primary care provider (PCP) access on CRC screening.

Methods: HINTS data were used to analyze CRC screening.

Rural-urban disparities and trends in utilization of palliative care services among US patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Purpose: To assess trends and rural-urban disparities in palliative care utilization among patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Methods: We analyzed data from the 2004-2019 National Cancer Database. Palliative care services, including surgery, radiotherapy, systemic therapy, and/or other pain management, were provided to control pain or alleviate symptoms; utilization was dichotomized as "yes/no.

Impact of Insurance Status on Late-Stage Disease Presentation and Disease-Specific Survival among US Patients With Gastric Cancer.

Purpose: The impact of insurance status on cause-specific survival and late-stage disease presentation among US patients with gastric cancer (GC) has been less well-defined.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study analyzed the 2007-2016 Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results. GC events were defined as GC-specific deaths; patients without the event were censored at the time of death from other causes or last known follow-up.

Dry Beriberi Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery.

Bariatric surgery is an effective strategy for achieving substantial weight loss, prolonging survival, and improving the comorbidities associated with obesity. Nutritional deficiency is a commonly recognized post-procedural complication. Here, we present a case of a patient with paresthesia, lower extremity weakness, and altered mental status one year following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, who was found to have multiple vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies and was diagnosed with beriberi in the setting of profound thiamine deficiency.