USPSTF issues draft recommendation statement on screening for cervical cancer

Fewer than 20% of U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening comply with USPSTF guideline

Fewer than one in five eligible individuals in the United States are up-to-date with recommended lung cancer screening, according to a study led by American Cancer Society researchers.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

USPSTF’s Wanda Nicholson: Final recommendation to start breast cancer screening at 40 will save 20% more lives

All women should start screening for breast cancer at age 40, with biennial screening continuing through age 74, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in its final recommendation statement April 30.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

As U.S. courts, politicians take aim at preventive care, cervical cancer screening declines, HPV vaccine uptake stays uneven

In an era of intensifying judicial repudiation of evidence-based guidelines and deepening public mistrust toward science, America’s screening rate for cervical cancer has been declining.

July 21, 2023

Vol.49 No.29

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

St. Jude’s Heather Brandt: NCI cancer centers must leverage community trust to boost HPV vaccine uptake in children

St. Jude’s Path to a Bright Future, an HPV awareness and vaccination campaign with nearly 160 partners, is aimed at reducing that disease burden by targeting children in a crucial age range.

July 21, 2023

Vol.49 No.29

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

NCI’s Douglas Lowy: HPV vaccination is important, but it’s even more important to get screened

The standard of care in HPV vaccination may soon change if a one-dose regimen is found to be just as efficacious as two or three doses—once a large trial that NCI is conducting in Costa Rica, in young women ages 12 to 16, is ready to report final results in a few years. “We’ve done...

July 21, 2023

Vol.49 No.29

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Guest Editorial

The new breast cancer screening guidelines are not enough to save Black women
A breast surgical oncologist and breast radiologist weigh in

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new guidelines to offer mammography from age 40 will save many lives.

July 14, 2023

Vol.49 No.28

By Vivian Jolley Bea and Kemi Babagbemi

USPSTF issues draft recommendation statement on screening for cervical cancer

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Fewer than 20% of U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening comply with USPSTF guideline

USPSTF’s Wanda Nicholson: Final recommendation to start breast cancer screening at 40 will save 20% more lives

As U.S. courts, politicians take aim at preventive care, cervical cancer screening declines, HPV vaccine uptake stays uneven

St. Jude’s Heather Brandt: NCI cancer centers must leverage community trust to boost HPV vaccine uptake in children

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