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: November 19, 2020)
Place-Based Cancer Control News and Research
- A new article by the U.S. News and World Report details the health care access issues faced by rural America, including doctor shortages and hospital closures.
- A new research study finds that patients with liver cancer from rural regions and lower income households often have more advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis and face a higher risk of death, compared with other patients.
General Cancer Control News and Research
- November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States. Learn how you can lower your lung cancer risk through CDC’s Lung Cancer Awareness webpage.
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force releases a draft recommendation that expands the colorectal screening initiation age to include adults above the age of 45.
- A new study finds that exercise boosts the physical and mental well-being of older cancer survivors, compared to their sedentary peers.
- New research shows that low-dose chest CT scans for lung cancer screening provide the opportunity to simultaneously screen patients for osteoporosis.
- New research shows that universal multigene panel testing for patients with cancer increases detection of heritable variants compared to guideline-based testing.
- A clinical trial studying the safety and effectiveness of a personalized cancer vaccine in combination with an immunotherapy drug will expand its cohort after promising preliminary data.
- A recent study finds cancer drug approvals between 2000 and 2016 were associated with a reduction in deaths.
