Five-year survival rates for early-onset colorectal cancer improved over a 20-year period only among White patients, with no improvements for Black, Asian or Hispanic patients, according to a new study of 34,000 men and women. Early-onset colorectal occurs in adults younger than 50. “Our most stunning finding was that even over this 20-year span, Blacks […]
Black women with early hormone receptor (HR)–positive breast cancer appear to have significantly worse survival compared with White women, according to a retrospective analysis led by Gelareh Sadigh, MD (above), of the Emory University School of Medicine of a study of more than 10,000 women. Black women were about 40 percent more likely to have
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Screening for prostate cancer with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test has favorable tradeoffs, particularly for Black men, according to a new study. Previous calculations over a decade ago estimated that, at best, one death was prevented for every 23 men diagnosed with prostate cancer as a consequence of PSA screening. This suggested that
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Decreased cervical cancer rates in the United States, most notably among younger women, is linked to the introduction of the HPV vaccine and its increased use, according to a new study of of more than 650,000 HPV-associated cancers. Before the vaccine was approved in 2006, cervical cancer rates in women ages 20 to 24 were
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Hispanic men diagnosed with prostate cancer have significant variations in their risk for aggressive cancer, based on their nation of origin, and are less likely to be treated for high-risk disease, according to a new study of more than 895,000 men. “Hispanic men in general have a greater chance of presenting with higher-risk localized prostate
Black patients were significantly underrepresented in pivotal clinical trials supporting FDA approvals of CAR T-cell therapies for patients with blood cancers, especially multiple myeloma. Chimeric antigen receptor–T cell (CAR-T) therapy, a major advancement in the treatment of blood cancers, is currently approved for use in multiple myeloma. Its use is reserved for advanced, relapsed, or
Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, as well as Black, Hispanic, and American Indian women were less likely than White women to be diagnosed with breast cancer when it was in the early stage, according to a study of about 842,000 U.S. women diagnosed from 2000 to 2017. But when breast cancer was diagnosed at
Uterine (endometrial) cancer deaths have been increasing in the United States, particularly among Black women. New research appears to pinpoint a cause. A rare but aggressive type of cancer known as Type 2 endometrial cancer is more difficult to treat and was responsible for 20% of cases and 45% of deaths identified in a new
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Women who are screened for colorectal cancer before the age of 50 have a significantly reduced risk of the cancer compared to those who have no endoscopic screening or decide to initiate testing at age 50, according to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital. Researchers found a 50 to 60 percent lower risk of
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Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and some Asian women were less likely than White women to be diagnosed with breast cancer when it was in the early stage, according to a study of about 842,000 U.S. women diagnosed from 2000 to 2017. And when breast cancer was diagnosed at an early-stage, Hispanic, American Indian, Pacific Islander
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