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: June 23, 2022)
General Cancer Control News and Research
- Researchers find that higher tumor-specific mRNA levels are associated with a decreased survival rate from cancer.
- Researchers find that although the United States spends twice as much on cancer care compared to other countries, the United States cancer mortality rates remain higher than six other countries.
- A study finds that a higher lifetime consumption of alcohol leads to an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.
- Researchers synthesized a new molecule that kills triple-negative breast cancer cells, without killing the healthy cells.
- A study finds that breast cancer disparities exist among disaggregated Asian Americans with Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islander subpopulations and data disaggregation insights may lead to interventions to overcome these disparities.
- Researchers find an increase in percentage of patients with late-stage colorectal and breast cancer after the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Researchers find that parabens found in women’s hair products increase the growth of breast cancer cells in Black women.
- Researchers find that diet negatively affects the microbiome, leading to a higher risk of colorectal cancer.
- A study finds a new drug that is able to target breast cancer tumors with low protein levels, a potential new treatment for people with advanced breast cancer.
- A study finds that an increase in processed red meat consumption leads to a higher risk for colorectal cancer in Black women.
