Cancer Screening

A recent study published in JAMA Oncology found that cancer death rates remained highest among Black men and women compared with other racial and ethnic groups.

The resolution of lymphadenopathy caused by COVID-19 vaccination takes longer than initially suspected, findings showed, but researchers stressed that mammography should not be delayed.

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.

NAPLES, Florida — In this video, Jana G. Al Hashash, MD, MS, discusses her presentation on malignancies in IBD from the 2022 ACG/FGS Annual Spring Symposium.

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.

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.

Healio spoke with Rebecca L. Siegel, MPH, senior scientific direct of surveillance research at the American Cancer Society, to learn more about earlier detection of lung cancer and how it has helped patients increase their odds of survival and helped clinicians effectively treat their patients.

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer published updated guidance for the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes, with a focus on cancer risk.

In this edition, a phase 3 trial of a regimen for small cell lung cancer misses its co-primary endpoint; obesity and pulmonary function may identify the need for home oxygen after lung cancer surgery; a study finds that lung cancer screening is less common among those most likely to benefit from it; and more.

Although much remains unknown about the impact of COVID-19 on people with cancer, the impact on screening is becoming clearer.