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: September 23, 2022)
General Cancer Control News and Research
- A study by CDC researchers examined the spatial association between state-based COVID-19 test percent positivity and change in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) screening volume.
- A recent blog post from the National Cancer Institute highlights how specific vegetable extracts can reduce the risk of tobacco-related cancers.
- A study finds that colorectal cancer screening delays due to COVID-19 had the largest impact on those aged 65 years and older.
- Researchers find that distance from treatment facilities and insurance status are risk factors of advanced-stage colon cancer among U.S. patients.
- Researchers examine changes in the incidence of early-onset cancers globally and suggest measures to reduce the burden of cancers and other chronic non-communicable diseases.
- The Merck Foundation recently announced the launch of the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care, a $20 million initiative focused on advancing equity in cancer care.
- A recent article examines the origins of racial disparities in prostate cancer outcomes.
- Researchers find that the rising costs of cancer treatments, compounded with greater cost sharing, increased out-of-pockets costs for privately insured, nonelderly cancer patients.
- Researchers created an experimental test designed to predict which patients treated with immunotherapies are likely to have their cancer recur or have severe side effects.
- A study finds that giving standard chemotherapy drugs in a specific sequence for some types of metastatic breast cancer can help reduce overall costs and improve the value of care while preserving quality of life.
- Earlier this month, President Biden gave updates on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
- Researchers at Medical University of South Carolina embark on efforts to expand cancer screenings in underserved communities in their state.
