Cancer Screening

While colorectal adenocarcinoma incidence rates are increasing in white individuals aged 40 to 49 years, they are stabilizing in Black individuals of the same age, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Unemployment appeared associated with a lower likelihood of having health insurance and of being up to date on cancer screening tests, according to results of a study published in Cancer.

Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, pulmonologist and director of the lung cancer program for the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic, spoke with Healio about presentations on lung cancer given at the CHEST annual meeting, Oct. 17-20, 2021.

In this video, Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, pulmonologist and director of the lung cancer program in the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic, discusses his presentation on the role of shared decision-making in early-stage lung cancer.

Researchers found distinct differences between popular digital voice assistants when they were used for information about cancer screening.

Breast cancer screening rates declined within 32 community health centers serving lower-income populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an American Cancer Society study published in Cancer.

In this video Sandeep Gurram, MD, a urologic oncologist at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, discusses a study on the novel diagnostic tool, the miR Sentinel PCC4 Test, presented at the American Urological Association's annual meeting.

LAS VEGAS – Resiliency, respect and relationships allowed the ACG to thrive during the pandemic, pushed the careers of its leaders forward and brought the association back to in-person meetings.

LAS VEGAS – Prioritizing equity efforts and taking three key steps toward improving accessibility and representation could move the needle on health disparities in colon cancer screening, according to an ACG Postgraduate Course presentation.

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