Although overall lung cancer survival rates have improved, survival remains lower among those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” report shows that the overall five-year survival rate for lung cancer has climbed from 14.5% to 23.7%, but […]
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Black women are more likely to be screened for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers than White, Hispanic or other racial/ethnic groups of women, according to a 2018 government health survey. For breast cancer, 84 percent of Black women had been screened versus 80 percent of Hispanic women, 78 percent of White women, and 78 percent
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Black women area more likely to be screened for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers than White, Hispanic or other racial/ethnic groups of women, according to a 2018 government health survey. For breast cancer, 84 percent of Black women had been screened versus 80 percent of Hispanic women, 78 percent of White women, and 78 percent
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Indigenous U.S. women less likely to receive breast-conserving treatment for invasive breast cancer American Indian and Alaska Native women with early-stage breast cancer are more likely to be treated with a mastectomy and less likely to be treated with a lumpectomy compared with White women. Jennifer Erdrich of the University of Arizona and her colleagues
More than 85 percent of UK teenage girls have been vaccinated with the HPV vaccine. The result: cervical cancers could be reduced to just 50 cancers in the whole of the U.K. for women under 30, says researcher Peter Sasieni of King’s College London. “It’s an incredible achievement to have, first of all, got rates
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Black, Hispanic, and Asian men whose elevated PSA tests indicated a need for additional testing were far less likely than White men to receive a follow up MRI that can eliminate the need for an invasive biopsy, according to a study of nearly 800,000 men from 2011 to 2017. Prostate MRIs are increasingly being used
To try to ensure you’re getting the best care possible after a breast cancer diagnosis, experts say there may be a few things in your personal control. 1. Reach out to family members, friends, and peers for support. 2. Research your diagnosis. 3. Don’t be afraid to find a new doctor if you don’t feel
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Cervical cancer cases have plummeted nearly 90 percent after UK set out in 2008 to vaccinate girls ages 12 and 13 with the HPV vaccine. Girls vaccinated between 14 and 16 had a 62 percent drop and girls vaccinated between 16 and 18 years a 24 percent decline compared with the unvaccinated. “The impact has
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A substantial proportion of women who were not vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV) never received cervical cancer screening or were not up to date on screening recommendations in 2019, according to a study of 2019 data by Kalyani Sonawane (above) and her colleagues. Asian women aged 21 to 39 were significantly less likely than White
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Experts describe how breast cancer affects Black women and offer a few key ways they can try to keep it out of their future. 1. Black women are often diagnosed with more aggressive forms of breast cancer. 2. Black women are underrepresented in clinical trials, often for reasons beyond their control. 3. Black women tend
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