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Minorities and poor have more advanced thyroid cancers when diagnosed, UCLA study shows

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2014Healthavital harari, black patients, disease, earlier treatments, economic brackets, michael yeh, minority patients, morbidity, mortality risk, ning li, racial groups, socioeconomic status, survival rates, thyroid cancer, ucla researchers

Black patients fare worst; Asians, Hispanics survive longest with disease

UCLA researchers have found that minority patients and those of lower socioeconomic status are far more likely to have advanced thyroid cancer when they are diagnosed with the disease than white patients and those in higher economic brackets.

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, the UCLA team looked at nearly 26,000 patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer and analyzed the impact of race and socioeconomic factors on the stage of presentation, as well as patient survival rates. (more…)

Survival Rates Lower for Heart Transplant Patients Whose Arteries Reclose after Stenting

By Guest PostJune 20, 2012Healthclogged artery, heart failure, heart transplant patients, survival rates, transplant patients

Heart transplant patients are notorious for developing an aggressive form of coronary artery disease that can often result in heart failure, death or the need for repeat transplantation. The condition can also have a negative impact on future cardiac procedures, such as stenting. (more…)

Most Low Birth Weight Babies Become Productive Adults

By Guest PostDecember 2, 2010Economy, Generalbabies, canada, education, john goddeeris, long-term economic impact, low birth weight, neonatal care, productive adults, salary levels, saroj saigal, survival rates, survivors, united states

John Goddeeris, professor of economics. Image credit: Michigan State University

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Most survivors of extremely low birth weight grow up to become productive adults, according to a study led by a Michigan State University economist.

Extremely low birth weight is defined as less than about 2.2 pounds. About one in 200 babies is born at that size. But because relatively few survived prior to the 1980s, few studies have examined their adult outcomes.

The study led by MSU’s John Goddeeris found that while these survivors were somewhat less productive as adults, on average, than normal-weight subjects, the productivity deficits were not very large. The study, which appears in the journal Pediatrics, measured education and salary levels.

“Our findings suggest that the long-term economic impact of being born at extremely low birth weight is pretty modest for typical survivors,” said Goddeeris, professor of economics. (more…)

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Minorities and poor have more advanced thyroid cancers when diagnosed, UCLA study shows

Survival Rates Lower for Heart Transplant Patients Whose Arteries Reclose after Stenting

Most Low Birth Weight Babies Become Productive Adults