Report highlights big gaps in cancer outcomes based on race
U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020.
May 15, 2024
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U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020.
May 15, 2024
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Patients with lung cancer who were Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or Hispanic experienced a higher intensity of end-of-life care compared to white patients, according to a Northwestern Medicine population-based analysis published ...
May 8, 2024
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A looming presidential election, continued economic struggles and the threat of gun violence have a rising number of Americans more anxious this year compared to last, a new poll finds.
May 2, 2024
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During the past 40 years, the gap between rich and poor Americans has continued to widen in terms of health and mortality, as well as income.
May 1, 2024
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Other Pacific Islander People, 2024-2026. This report shows that despite limited disaggregated data, there is ...
May 1, 2024
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If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
May 1, 2024
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No one can predict the future, but putting together an advance directive can bring you peace of mind and a plan for your medical care during an emergency or end of life.
Apr 23, 2024
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For decades, Amina Tollin struggled with mysterious, debilitating pain that radiated throughout her body. A few years ago, when a doctor finally diagnosed her with polyneuropathy, a chronic nerve condition, she had begun ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Sixth-grade boys were lining up to be measured in the Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School library. As they took off their shoes and emptied their pockets, they joked about being the tallest.
Apr 17, 2024
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A new analysis by researchers at UCLA Health found that mortality rates of middle-aged Black Americans caused by the "deaths of despair"—suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease—surpassed the rate of white Americans ...
Apr 10, 2024
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