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Researchers find differences in ovarian cancer risk factors by racial and ethnic groups
Medical Xpress· 2 days ago"This is important information that could contribute to the prevention of ovarian cancer by highlighting differences in risk factor associations in racial and ethnic populations ...
AI Patient Navigator Can Boost Colonoscopy Adherence
Medscape· 1 day agoColorectal cancer (CRC) disparities among people of color in the United States are well documented, Alyson Moadel...Oncology (ASCO) 2024 annual meeting. In addition, cases ...
USC student awarded grant for Hispanic cancer disparities research
The Eastsider· 4 days agoA third-year doctoral student at USC has been awarded a $10,000 grant to study cancer-related health...
Study finds significant disparities in the delivery of cancer-related care
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoIt's important to ensure that care provided at US hospitals that predominantly serve Black and ...
Diabetes May Affect Breast Cancer Care for Some Women
Medscape· 4 days agoLow-income women with diabetes were less likely to receive adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy to...
Obesity and Cancer: Untangling a Complex Web
Medscape· 5 days agoAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 684,000 Americans are diagnosed with an "obesity-associated" cancer each year....
Researcher calls for more resources to bring regular mammograms to rural Texans
Medical Xpress· 3 days ago...Zhaoli Liu, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation with a focus...
Turning pain into purpose after a cancer diagnosis
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 2 days agoAnother statistic that caught my attention: The risk for prostate cancer is 74 percent higher in Black men than non-Hispanic white men, and Black men are...
Pandemic had temporary negative effect on breast cancer screening
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoThe COVID-19 pandemic had a transient negative effect on breast cancer screening overall and a...
Health pros blast decision to keep Canada’s breast screening age at 50
Houston Today· 1 day agoSeveral cancer experts, surgeons and radiologists swiftly condemned a national task force’s draft...