Awareness of breast density appears to increase one’s perceived breast cancer risk for a short time after undergoing mammography in Northern Manhattan according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.Â
Richard Silvera is working to build trust between doctors Bronx communities that have a heavy burden of anal cancer.
A study, led by Randy Vince Jr. and Daniel Spratt, demonstrated the link between cancer outcomes and social determinants of health, as opposed to only race.
To mark World Cancer Day, researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in collaboration with the Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Morocco) published a report that provides solutions to overcoming some of the common system-level barriers to implementation of cervical cancer screening, which are faced in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Â
Investigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey found that a higher risk of mortality in Black breast cancer survivors is associated with a history of cigarette smoking along with regular alcohol consumption at the time of diagnosis.Â
A study, published in The Lancet Oncology, reports large international differences in survival among patients diagnosed with 15 common cancer types in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.Â
Medicare Advantage, the private insurance alternative to traditional Medicare, is popular for several reasons: lower premiums, dental and vision coverage, and a cap on out-of-pocket costs.
January is always an exciting time for the American Cancer Society. Every year since 1951, ACS has published Cancer Facts & Figures(CFF), a summary of the most up-to-date population-based cancer data in the United States. This report, and its accompanying scientific article, Cancer Statistics, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, are the most... […]
Recent policy changes help increase access to recommended non-invasive colorectal cancer screening tests. These policy changes require Medicare and most commercial insurers to pay for colonoscopy after a positive Cologuard test without cost to the patient. For most patients, these financial protections take effect starting Jan. 1.
FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence published a Request for Applications for projects focused on applied regulatory science research to understand factors that affect the safety and efficacy of underrepresented populations in oncology therapeutic development.
