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Adherence to annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scans was only 22.3 percent among more than 1 million patients considered high risk who underwent baseline screening between 2015 and 2019. For individuals considered high risk based on age and smoking history, an annual lung scan of the chest has been recommended by the United …
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In a study of 616,479 men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer from 2010 to 2017, Black men, Asian men, American and Alaskan Native men, men without health insurance, men with Medicaid insurance, and men in the lowest income quartile were all less likely to be treated than White men. “The biggest message is that these …
Researchers pooled data from 10 genome-wide association studies, virtually all of the existing data on genetic risk for prostate cancer in men of African ancestry for a meta-analysis. The data were collected in the United States, Africa and the Caribbean on 19,378 men with prostate cancer and 61,620 healthy controls. The study identified nine new …
Researchers observed a nearly twofold higher rate of missed or lack of guideline cervical cancer screening among White women compared with Black women (26.6% vs. 13.8%), according to a study of more than 29,000 diagnosed with the cancer from 2001 to 2018. The largest rate of increase in distant-stage (advanced) cervical cancer is occurring among …
The rates of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) among women in the United States varies substantially by race and geographic location, according to a new study of more than 133,000 women diagnosed with TNBC from 2015 through 2019. The analysis found that overall Black women were twice as likely as White women to be diagnosed with …
Black women at high risk of developing breast cancer may face a variety of obstacles keeping them from receiving preventive care that could increase their chances of survival. In a new study, researchers led by Tasleem Padamsee. PHD (above) of Ohio State University interviewed 20 Black women and 30 White women at high risk of …
Despite the practical benefits of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening and its endorsement by multiple organizations, the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has declined to cover this procedure by Medicare and Medicaid. A recent analysis of health interviews with nearly 14,000 Americans found that Blacks and Hispanics were nearly …
Racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer continue, with Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Black individuals experiencing the highest incidence and mortality rates compared to White patients. The incidence of colorectal cancer is highest in people who are Alaskan Native (88.5 per 100,000), Native American (46.0 per 100,000), or Black (41.7 per 100,000) vs White …
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Colorectal cancer screenings in the United States increased between 6 percent and 8 percent and breast cancer screening rates increased up to 4 percent from 2012 and 2019 where local where paid sick leave was mandated. The analysis included workers who already had paid sick leave, meaning they were unlikely to decrease or increase cancer …
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