(HealthDay)—Americans are up to three times more likely to receive preventive care for potentially fatal chronic diseases if they have health insurance, federal officials reported Thursday.
Jul 16, 2015
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(HealthDay)— There's reason to celebrate declines in deaths from colon cancer in the United States—unless you live in three areas that are still lagging behind, a new report finds.
Jul 8, 2015
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A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found new diagnoses of prostate cancer in the U.S. declined 28 percent in the year following the draft recommendation from the United States Preventive ...
Jun 18, 2015
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In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that a new non-invasive technology ...
May 18, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Many Americans aren't getting recommended screening tests for colon, breast and cervical cancers, a new federal study shows.
May 7, 2015
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(HealthDay)—America is making slow but steady progress against cancer, with a continuing decline in cancer deaths, according to a new report.
Mar 30, 2015
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that it is possible to detect endometrial cancer using tumor DNA picked up by ordinary tampons. The new approach specifically examines DNA samples from vaginal secretions for the presence ...
Mar 24, 2015
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Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates to 80% by 2018 would prevent an additional 21,000 colorectal cancer deaths per year by 2030, according to a new study. The study is the first to estimate the public health benefits ...
Mar 12, 2015
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People who worry about cancer are more likely to want to get screened for colon cancer, but feeling uncomfortable at the thought of cancer makes them less likely to actually go for the test, finds new UCL-led research.
Jan 29, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a new study suggests.
Nov 18, 2014
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