U.S. spends more on cancer than other countries, but without mortality benefit
Jun 01, 2022
The United States had the highest per capita spending on cancer care in 2020 but a median cancer mortality rate.
Many older women not eligible to quit cervical cancer screening
Jun 15, 2021
Findings were consistent among women with employer-based insurance and those treated at a safety net health center.
Sitting, inactivity increase death risk among cancer survivors
Jan 13, 2022
The risk for both all-cause and cancer-specific death increased for cancer survivors with a combination of prolonged sitting and inactivity.
Oropharyngeal cancer incidence, mortality up among U.S. men
Dec 23, 2021
Among men, the incidence of OPC increased nationally 2.7% per year, particularly among men ages 65 years and older and non-Hispanic white men (more than 3% per year).
Knowledge of high skin cancer risk might modify risky behaviors
Feb 08, 2022
According to a skin cancer risk calculator, the prevalence of high risk for melanoma was 33% in the older group.
Prevalence of hearing loss significantly higher for cancer survivors
Oct 06, 2023
Two subjective questions can potentially accurately identify those with hearing loss.
Smartphones: ‘digital dementia’ contributor or cognitive memory aid?
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Smartphones: friend or foe? It depends on whom you ask. Recent studies on smartphone use have found that mobile technology either can contribute to cognitive impairment or help improve cognition.
AI getting better at detecting skin cancer
Nov 03, 2023
Software improvements show high sensitivity across skin cancer types, including melanoma.
Culture and cancer: A delicate balance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2016
Ongoing research reminds us that not everyone will feel the same way we do when it comes to medical decisions.
>10 percent of FIT are unsatisfactory and cannot be processed
Nov 22, 2023
Fewer than half of those with an unsatisfactory FIT completed a subsequent test within 15 months.