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Increase in late-stage cancer diagnoses after pandemic
“Patients who have delayed preventative care during the pandemic should be encouraged to resume treatment as soon as possible.”
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President Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’ to be relaunched
A “cancer cabinet” will be established, consisting of 18 federal departments, agencies, and offices.
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Earlier diagnosis could prevent more than 20% of cancer deaths
Those figures translate to 2,064 to 2,677 fewer cancer deaths annually.
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Breast cancer now leading cause of cancer death in Black women
"Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer than White women despite a lower risk of being diagnosed with the disease."
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Gum disease linked to colorectal cancer: COLDENT study
Previous research has linked periodontal disease to cardiovascular, respiratory, chronic kidney, and metabolic diseases.
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Biomarkers in saliva may detect hepatocellular carcinoma
MicroRNA biomarkers may provide a means of accurately and remotely testing for this increasingly common cancer, according to a small pilot study’s...
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Stopping venetoclax treatment early reduces CLL survival outcomes
Survival outcomes are decreased with early, permanent discontinuation of venetoclax but unchanged by treatment interruption, regardless of...
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Primer message boosts colorectal cancer screening rates
Sending adults an electronic notification prior to mailing a fecal immunochemical test improves rates of test completion.
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Improved follow-up needed to find late-stage pancreatic cancers
Factors associated with detecting late-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas during this follow-up are hard to pin down.
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Oncologists in malpractice suits: Less than other specialties
The dramatic decline in malpractice suits may have much to do with the COVID-19 pandemic, when oncology care was in a state of flux.
