Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. Below you will find the latest posts, updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: February 11, 2022)
General Cancer Control News and Research
- February is National Cancer Prevention Month. Visit CDC’s Cancer Prevention webpage to learn ways to lower your risk of getting cancer, including getting regular screenings, vaccines and making healthy choices.
- On February 2, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he would renew the Cancer Moonshot Initiative with new goals, including decreasing cancer deaths by at least 50% in the next 25 years and improving the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer.
- This year’s theme for World Cancer Day, held on February 4, was “Close the Care Gap.” The theme focused on building more equitable access to lifesaving cancer prevention, treatment and care for all. The recording for this year’s World Cancer Day livestream is now available.
- A study finds that the overall Black-White cancer disparities are narrowing in cancer incidence but persist in cancer mortality.
- A study examining the impact of weight change and colorectal adenoma risk found that weight loss in adulthood was associated with reduced colorectal adenoma risk, particularly for those who were overweight or obese, whereas weight gain greater than 3 kg/5 years increased risk.
- A recently published article explains 3D mammography, who may need the procedure and general coverage of health insurance policies and other options for financial assistance for the procedure.
- Researchers find that an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab has shown to significantly reduce breast cancer recurrence in patients with the most aggressive type of breast cancer, when combined with chemotherapy.
- The American Cancer Society recently released a new report, “Cancer Statistics for African American/Black People 2022.” The report’s key findings include breast cancer now being the leading cause of cancer death among Black women as of 2019.
- Researchers find that cancer patients undergoing treatment were more likely to believe misinformation related to COVID-19 than those without a history of cancer.
- The American Association of Cancer Research published a report which evaluates the impact of COVID-19 on cancer research and care. The report presents current evidence on the burden of COVID-19 among cancer patients and highlights the challenges as well as future opportunities created by the pandemic in cancer research and patient care.
