Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. This post is updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: March 29, 2020)
Place-Based Cancer Control News and Research
- Rural women with ovarian cancer are more likely to be diagnosed later than their metropolitan counterparts due to limited access to specialty care services.
- A new study suggests patients in rural areas experience the social determinants of health at higher rates, which could impact cancer screening and preventive care rates.
General Cancer Control News and Research
- Cancer experts share how to manage cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic.
- The role of DNA tests are becoming more vital in hereditary breast cancer treatments.
- A recent study found that exercise benefits prostate cancer patients during hormone-reducing therapy.
- Some cancer surgeries are being delayed as doctors alter care in response to the coronavirus spreading.
- New diagnoses of colorectal cancer are occurring faster among younger adults than among older adults.
- A new study has found that young breast cancer patients struggle financially with their cancer care costs, even when they have steady jobs that provide health insurance.
- The overall U.S. cancer mortality rate reaches 26-year decline, but obesity-related cancer deaths are rising.
