Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (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: March 25, 2021)
Place-Based Cancer Control News and Research
- A 14-year Australian study on colorectal cancer surgery in rural hospitals finds that colorectal cancer surgery in rural Australia can match the outcomes of metropolitan hospitals, an important justification of rural hospitals’ effectiveness and localized support for remote Australian communities.
General Cancer Control News and Research
- Researchers find that ETC-159, an anti-cancer drug that is currently in clinical trials for use in colorectal and gynecological cancers, could also prevent some tumors from resisting therapies by blocking a key DNA repair mechanism.
- A study on the impact of COVID-19 on lung cancer screening and diagnosis found that COVID-19 caused significant disruption in lung cancer screening, leading to a decrease in new patients screened and an increased proportion of nodules suspicious for malignancy once screening resumed.
- Researchers find that bovine meat and milk factors (BMMF) can trigger local chronic inflammation, which can cause mutations and thus promote cancer development in the long-term.
- A research study confirms the role of the estrogen receptor biomarker in ductal carcinoma in situ and presents a new and more accurate method to predict long-term outcomes for this pre-invasive stage of breast cancer.
- March is National Colorectal Cancer Month. The CDC’s Colorectal Awareness Feature webpage includes fast facts, cancer survivor stories and available resources.
- A research study finds that attendance at regular mammography screening substantially reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer. Researchers found that women who skip even one of the last two scheduled mammography screening before a breast cancer diagnosis face a significantly higher risk of dying from the cancer.
- The George Washington Cancer Center has updated their Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Social Media Toolkit. The toolkit has tips for getting started on social media and sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
- A research study on outreach methods for colorectal screenings finds that a combination of multiple text message reminders and mailed at-home test kits boosts colorectal cancer screening among underserved patients.
- Researchers find that a new type of ultrasound scan, shear wave elastography, may be able to detect cancer tissue left behind after a brain tumor is removed and could improve the outcome from operations.
