Oncology & Cancer
Addressing higher colon cancer rates in rural areas
For health care professionals, it's maddening.
Mar 15, 2024
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News tagged with screening rates
Oncology & Cancer
Clinical study of a blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer
A blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults: Some states want to boost awareness
Responding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus on Black and rural residents.
Mar 12, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds obesity spiked in children during COVID-19 lockdowns, only the youngest bounced back
Obesity among primary school children in the UK spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a 45% increase between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among 4–5-year-olds, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Iván Ochoa-Moreno ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Simple automated tool prompts physicians to screen patients with diabetes for kidney disease
Investigators have implemented an automated health maintenance tool created by the National Kidney Foundation into electronic medical records to prompt primary care physicians to screen for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers document dramatic increase in cervical cancer in Appalachian Kentucky
While the overall incidence and death rates from cervical cancer have dropped in the U.S., the opposite has been occurring in Appalachian Kentucky—a steady increase. The death rate from cervical cancer in Appalachian Kentucky ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New target identified for pancreatic cancer treatment
Researchers have found a protein to block the growth of cancer stem-like cells as a possible treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Sep 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Identifying sepsis: Only two out of four recommended screening tools found to be useful
Two out of the four internationally-recommended screening tools used by emergency medical services are inadequate for recognizing sepsis, according to new research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress.
Sep 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Health workers primed to fight breast cancer in Malawi
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training program for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease.
Sep 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Taiwan's lung cancer early detection program detects 85% of lung cancer cases at early phase
The Taiwan National Lung Cancer Early Detection Program detected 85% of lung cancer cases at either a phase 0 or phase 1 level, demonstrating that lung cancer screening can detect lung cancer at an early enough phase to allow ...
Sep 11, 2023
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