Archive: 02/11/2018
Study finds there may be little benefit in screening women aged 55 with a negative HPV DNA test
A single negative human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test—a newly introduced test which can detect cases of 14 high risk HPV strains to a high degree of accuracy—at the age of 55 suggests that women will be at low risk of ...
Nov 2, 2018
Racial and ethnic differences in emergency pain relief for kids with broken bones
Children of all ages are rushed to emergency departments to treat broken bones. However, depending on their race and ethnicity, their pain may be managed differently, according to a multi-institutional study presented during ...
Nov 2, 2018
Coverage of hormonal breast cancer therapies increased in states that expanded Medicaid
An evaluation of breast cancer patients enrolled in Medicaid showed that states that expanded Medicaid during 2011 to 2017 had a 27 percent increase in prescriptions for hormonal therapy medications compared to states that ...
Nov 2, 2018
African-American caregivers report better mental health outcomes than white caregivers
African-Americans caring for loved ones with cancer were less likely than their white peers to report distress and depression, possibly due to stronger social support, according to results of a study presented at the 11th ...
Nov 2, 2018
A prognostic model may predict survival in African-American women with breast cancer
A prognostic model developed using a machine learning approach could identify African-American breast cancer patients with increased risk of death, according to results of a study presented at the 11th AACR Conference on ...
Nov 2, 2018