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: April 27, 2020)
Place-Based Cancer Control News & Research
- A study on geographic variation in prostate cancer mortality found that national race-based differences in prostate cancer survival are due to regional variation, even for low-risk prostate cancer.
- Ohio governor suggested elective surgeries may resume soon, but finances at rural hospitals are still threatened by COVID-19.
General Cancer Control News and Research
- CDC published a guide for cancer patients and their caregivers and family members on how to stay healthy while staying home.
- The American Cancer Society answers common questions about the COVID-19 outbreak.
- A recent report describes how the seven comprehensive cancer centers of Cancer Core Europe re-organized their oncological healthcare systems in response to COVID-19 to make their operations “pandemic proof”.
- Researchers propose a possible mechanism for the link between obesity and breast cancer.
- A new study indicates that nonsmokers with COPD are 2.5 times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers without COPD.
- A molecule from sponges growing in the environment is showing promise in blocking the growth of cervical cancer cells.
- Researchers are exploring a potential new approach to preventing malaria by using anti-cancer drugs to kill malaria-infected cells.
- The FDA warns consumers to dispose of any Zantac products, citing its potential cancer-causing danger.
- A study on HPV infection found that microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify HPV-infected women at risk for pre-cancer.
- A study on breast cancer treatment found that breast size needs to be taken into account during radiation treatment to determine the best treatment position for the patient.
