November 20, 2020
CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Reports Tobacco Product Use
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About one in five U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco product in 2019, with most reporting use of combustible products, according to research published in the Nov. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Monica E. Cornelius, Ph.D.,...
Less Than One in 20 Eligible Adults Receives Lung Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Less than one in 20 eligible U.S. adults receives annual lung cancer screening (LCS) using low-dose computed tomography scans, with wide geographic variance in screening rates, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Stacey A. Fedewa, Ph.D., from the...
ALA: Lung Cancer Survival Has Increased Nationally to 22.6 Percent
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer survival has increased to 22.6 percent nationally, and people of color face worse outcomes than White Americans, according to a report from the American Lung Association published online Nov. 17. In an effort to provide a picture of the current lung cancer burden in the United...
Greater Social Support Tied to Lower Diabetes-Related Distress
FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A higher level of perceived social support is associated with lower diabetes-related distress among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Clipper F. Young, Pharm.D., M.P.H., from the Touro University California College of...
Studies Show that Minority Patients Face Worse Outcomes for Brain Cancers
Brain tumors are the highest cause of cancer-related death in children, and are one of the deadliest cancer types in adults. However, not all who face this devastating disease will have an equal outcome. Sex, race, and socioeconomic status (SES) are all found to impact both incidence and outcomes of numerous forms of brain cancer....
Minority Recruitment and Retention of Cancer Clinical Trials Can Be Improved By Training
By Natasha Crumby Training clinical and research staff to optimize minority recruitment can assist with the clinical trial disparities that exist today. With the complexity of clinical trials, there are multiple areas of improvement that are possible to help increase minority participation. Start first with the perspectives of the clinical and research staff by accessing...