Gynecologic Cancer News

Despite a decrease in cancer mortality among Black individuals between 1999 and 2019, cancer death rates remained highest among Black men and women compared with any other racial and ethnic group.

Individuals who identified as a sexual minority had lower odds of ever undergoing Pap testing compared with heterosexual individuals, according to a study published in Cancer.

A decrease in cervical cancer rates in the United States, most notably among younger women, may be associated with HPV vaccination approval, according to a retrospective, cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers reported a sustained increase in uterine carcinoma mortality rates in the U.S. during the past decade, with the highest hysterectomy-corrected rates observed among Black women, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

THOROFARE, NJ — Healio is set to host the inaugural hematology/oncology Disruptive Innovators Award Reception during the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. The event will take place on June 4, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

SAN DIEGO — A higher density of primary care physicians was associated with an earlier stage of cervical cancer at diagnosis, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD, a professor of clinical radiology, radiological sciences and OB/GYN at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, recaps her endowed lecture on adnexal mass evaluation.

SAN DIEGO — Passively self-collected menstrual blood for the detection of HPV showed results that were highly concordant with clinician-collected sampling and had greater acceptance among patients, researchers reported here.

Click here to read the Cover Story, “ Pandemic proves telehealth ‘works in saving lives’ and ‘that we have an inequitable system’ ”

Over the last decade, “telehealth” became a buzzword in conversations about health care innovation.