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Black patients now central to lung cancer screening guidelines
Guidelines were once written primarily with White patients in mind generalizing screening criteria across ethnically diverse populations which...
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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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Endocrine Society and others to FDA: Restrict BPA
A petition requests that prior approvals of bisphenol A, a chemical contained in food packaging be removed, citing recent evidence of harm.
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Spanish-speaking navigators show Hispanic patients path to CRC screening
An outreach effort in Rhode Island boosted rates of colonoscopy well above the national benchmark.
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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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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.
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Cancer, infection risk higher in transplant patients than rejection
Patients should be differentiated into two groups: younger, nondiabetic patients who develop graft failure and older often diabetic patients less...
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Potential new standard of care for biliary tract cancer
Biliary tract cancers are a relatively rare and heterogeneous group of cancers, but global incidence is rising.