The incidence of cervical has been declining over the past two decades, but HPV-caused anal and rectal cancers are increasing. If the current trend continues, new anal and rectal cancers will surpass cervical cancers by 2025 in women 50+. The problem, says Lori J. Pierce, MD, President of the American Society for Clinical oncology, is […]
Only 16 percent of men aged 18 to 21 have received at least one dose of the Human Papilloma Vaccine, according to data from 2010-2018 health surveys. That compares with 42 percent of women of the same age. While the HPV vaccine was originally approved in 2006 to prevent cervical cancer, this was extended to
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must respond to a court order demanding it take a position on whether to ban menthol cigarettes. The FDA has long targeted menthol cigarettes for a regulatory crackdown amid warnings from doctors and other public health experts that the products are easier to start smoking, harder to quit and
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More than half of cervical cancer cases in the United States occur in women who have not had timely Pap smears and/or HPV tests. Women with low incomes sometimes skip Pap smears and other cancer prevention screenings because they are focused on more pressing needs such as housing, food and other necessary expenses. So, researchers
Black women were nearly two times more likely to have cardiac side effects than white women, according to a study of women diagnosed with stage I-III HER2 positive breast cancer from 2004-2013. These disparities persisted even when adjusting for known risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity as well as for socioeconomic differences.
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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Lack of health insurance means many Black women are more likely to put off seeking medical attention and having regular preventive screenings, which may contribute to later diagnoses and surgical interventions. Black women in particular also face higher odds of being misdiagnosed even when they do seek medical care. There may also be a biological
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Despite huge declines in the number of women getting mammography screening for breast cancer during the early months of the pandemic, the numbers rebounded strongly in the summer 2020, as healthcare facilities adapted new protocols to ensure staff and patient safety. anic lagged behind Black and White women in getting screened. While more than 90
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The American Lung Association finds that African Americans are 16% less likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer early, 19% less likely to receive surgical treatment, and 7% more likely to not receive any treatment than are white Americans. Latinos, Asian Americans, and Indigenous communities also face screening and treatment disparities. Why don’t people from
Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, and Telemundo, the leading media network for Hispanics in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, announced a two-year partnership to reach Hispanic women with trustworthy information and resources to take control of their breast health. The partnership will use Telemundo’s multiple platforms to run Spanish-language public service
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