UF Health Cancer Center rolls out mobile cancer screening vehicle

ACS report: Cancer mortality continues to drop despite rising incidence in women

Despite steady progress in reducing overall cancer mortality rates, cancer incidence in women is rising, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Statistics, 2025” report. Incidence rates in women 50-64 years of age have surpassed those in men, and rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, up from 51% higher in 2002. In 2021, for the first time, lung cancer incidence was higher in women under 65 than in men.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

By Yiqing Wang

In Brief

Report shows UPMC Hillman’s nearly $4B economic impact in Pennsylvania

A recent report showed that UPMC Hillman Cancer Center generated $3.98 billion in total economic impact in Pennsylvania through its clinical, research, and educational missions in 2023.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

In Brief

Sulma Mohammed named co-leader of University of Florida Cancer Control and Population Sciences research program

Sulma Mohammed was named co-leader of the University of Florida’s Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Control and Population Sciences research program. She will also serve as co-director of the NCI-funded Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement CaRE2 Health Equity Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

Johns Hopkins, Howard University reform collaboration to advance health equity

A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, DC, area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Howard University Cancer Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine form initiative focused on health outcome disparities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are forming Ka ʻUmeke Lama, an initiative to transform cancer care in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

ASC CAN: Congress missed a critical opportunity to prioritize cancer prevention and access to care

In December, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer, according to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

UF Health Cancer Center rolls out mobile cancer screening vehicle

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