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: October 20, 2021)
General Cancer Control News and Research
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about breast cancer symptoms, risk factors and available resources through CDC’s Breast Cancer Awareness web page.
- A study finds that the type of breast cancer surgery young women choose may affect their quality of life years later.
- An international study reveals that globally, one in seven cancer patients have missed out on potentially life-saving operations during COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Wire-free localization, a new approach in breast cancer localization, may help reduce surgical backlogs that have built up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A new study reaffirms the anticancer properties of spinach and shows a diet rich in spinach can significantly reduce the formation of colon tumors.
- A preliminary study finds that patients who undergo surgery for certain types of cancer may have better short-term survival if they receive a particular anti-nausea drug.
- Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.
- Researchers find that more than 46,000 cancer cases annually in the United States could be prevented if Americans participated in 5 hours per week of moderate-intensity physical activity.
- A new study on eHealth tools for cancer survivors found that to maximize effects of digital support tools for survivors, it is essential to personalize information and increase engagement efforts.
