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 […]
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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
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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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Breast cancer screening rates in the United States increased up to 4 percent and colorectal cancer screenings increased between 6 percent and 8 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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Asian and Black patients with lung cancer experienced longer delays to radiation treatment than their white counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers pooled data from the U.S. National Cancer Database and sought to assess the prevalence and magnitude of racial disparities in the average time to radiation therapy for 222,715 patients with stage I,
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As Black men, we keep things close to the hip,” says Vincent M. Bivins, MD (above), president of Urology Centers of Alabama. “I’ve diagnosed patients with prostate cancer, and they say they’re not going to tell their wife or kids. One guy has been cured of prostate cancer for seven years, and he never told
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Rates of colorectal cancer in certain parts of rural Alaska are up to two and a half times as high as the state average. Patients in those rural areas appear to be getting diagnosed so late that the cancers are well advanced before they are identified, according to a new report for the years from
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