It looks like Congress and the White House are finally going to put a stop to menthol cigarettes because they are killing Blacks. About 85 percent of Black smokers use Newport, Kool and other menthol brands that are easier to become addicted to and harder to quit than plain tobacco, according to the Food and […]
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New guidelines for annual screening to detect lung cancer have lowered the age to start screening from 55 to 50 and the minimum smoking history from 30 pack-years to 20 pack-years. Adults aged 50 to 80 years, who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years
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In a study of Caribbean women, the Bahamas had the highest proportion of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (23%). Barbados was second in the percentage of hereditary cancer at almost 18%, followed by Trinidad & Tobago (12%), Dominica (8.8%), Haiti (6.7%), and Cayman Islands (6.3%, and Jamaica ranking as the lowest (4.9%). All in all,
Despite the fact that Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) is considered to be the “better mammogram” for breast cancer screening and is becoming the standard of care in the U.S., Black women were less likely to receive this screening and more likely to receive conventional mammography. That was the finding of a recent study of more
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Why don’t people from minority groups get equal treatment when it comes to lung cancer screening and care? A report from 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
“Not only are Black and African-American women more at risk for developing breast cancer than any other type of cancer, they’re also twice as likely to be diagnosed with triple negative and inflammatory breast cancers,” says Kerry-Ann McDonald, MD (above) a breast surgical oncologist at Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Florida. Of even more
Men who were older, low-income and African American are less likely to be screened for prostate cancer with PSA testing because they didn’t know about it, according to a review of 17 studies, says Marlo Vernon of the Medical College of Georgia. Younger men tend to be more knowledgeable about screening and want to make
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Racial segregation may help explain why Black Americans with lung cancer do more poorly than their white counterparts, a new study suggests. Black patients with lung cancer in the most segregated U.S. counties were 49 percent more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage, compared to those living in the least segregated counties. And
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Colon cancer is particularly devastating for Black people. Even though this cancer is treatable, if not preventable when caught early, African Americans – specifically black men – tend to have lower screening rates. Delayed screening can result in late diagnosis, at a more advanced stage, resulting in lower survival rates. The 2020 death of actor
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Latinas are especially vulnerable to cervical cancer and more likely to be diagnosed with it than any other racial or ethnic group. It is critical that we understand how policy shapes Latinas’ health care experiences and that we commit to knocking down the barriers that many face in accessing health care. While it is clear
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