Breast cancer is rising fast in Asian American women, study finds
A new study led by UC San Francisco has found an alarming rise in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the last two decades.
Jul 11, 2026
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Rural Americans more likely to view cancer as a death sentence, poll finds
People living in rural America are more likely to view cancer as a death sentence, a new survey reports. About 43% of people living in rural areas say a cancer diagnosis means inevitable death, compared to 35% of people in ...
Jul 2, 2026
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Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention
Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning about 1 in 4 deaths were attributed ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Women's thyroid cancer risk may be linked to reproductive lifespan and hormone therapy
Longer lifetime exposure to female hormones may increase the risk of thyroid cancer in women, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. The research suggests reproductive ...
Jun 13, 2026
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Screening with a multi-cancer blood test reduced the most advanced cancers
A large-scale trial looking into the use of a blood test to see if it can help the NHS detect cancer early has reported a substantial reduction in the most advanced cancers. The NHS Galleri trial aimed to see if using the ...
Jun 1, 2026
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Cervical cancer: Study reveals a growing gap between high- and low-income countries
While high-income countries like Canada could eliminate cervical cancer by 2048 through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening, the gap with lower-income countries is widening. A study published in The Lancet ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Patients in low-income neighborhoods are less likely to receive cancer screenings
People living in areas with fewer resources are less likely to receive cancer screenings from federal clinics, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Apr 29, 2026
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Lung cancer surgery safe for many patients over 80, study finds
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have found that adults aged 80 and older with early-stage lung cancer can safely undergo surgery and achieve outcomes comparable ...
Apr 2, 2026
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Blood tests for cancer? We're still a way off
A new kind of blood test promises to find cancer early—sometimes even before symptoms appear. The pitch is compelling: a single sample of blood could scan the body for dozens of different cancers at once, catching disease ...
Mar 15, 2026
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Breast cancer stage at diagnosis differs sharply across rural US regions
Where a woman lives significantly affects whether her breast cancer is diagnosed at an early or late stage, according to a national analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). Researchers ...
Mar 11, 2026
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