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: October 22, 2020)
Place-Based Cancer Control News and Research
- A research study finds that U.S. counties with persistently high poverty rates have higher cancer mortality rates than other counties.
General Cancer Control News and Research
- The FDA has approved two blood tests, known as liquid biopsies, which can help guide treatment decisions for people with cancer.
- New research findings have pointed to a new combination of treatments that may help breast cancer patients with certain gene mutations.
- A large Swedish study found that the HPV vaccine was associated with a substantially reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer at the population level.
- Researchers have developed an ultrasound technique that offers more precise and quantified assessments of lung health.
- The George Washington Cancer Center released a Breast Cancer Awareness Month Social Media Toolkit which includes sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, along with best practices for communicating about breast cancer.
- New research suggests that breast and lung tumors metastasize by hijacking or posing as normal cells, findings which can lead to better diagnostics and treatments.
- New research finds that an antibody for treating advanced prostate cancer can improve progression-free survival in patients with metastasized, castration-resistant prostate cancer.
- The American Association for Cancer Research released its annual Cancer Progress Report, which outlines medical advances in treatment and prevention and describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered cancer research and care.
