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The burden of cancer is not experienced equally across the population: Nationwide, black Americans have higher rates of death from cancer than white Americans, and nowhere has this disparity been more apparent than in the nation's capital, writes Rebecca Anhang Price.
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Across the United States in 2009, overall cancer incidence was 4 percent higher among blacks than among whites. The disparity was more striking in Washington, D.C., where the overall cancer incidence among black residents was 54 percent higher than the incidence among white residents.
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Across the United States in 2009, overall cancer incidence was 4 percent higher among blacks than among whites. The disparity was more striking in Washington, D.C., where the overall cancer incidence among black residents was 54 percent higher than the incidence among white residents.
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US and Canadian differences in cancer screening due to each country's guidelines can potentially explain cross-country differences in breast cancer mortality and affect interpretation of international comparisons of cancer statistics.
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Describes a methodology for identifying areas where problem events are more pronounced and directing resources toward those areas.
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The largest-ever assessment of high-deductible health plans find that such plans significantly cut health spending but families with such plans also cut preventive care such as cancer screening, childhood immunizations, and routine diabetes testing.
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Less than one quarter of girls aged 9-17 years had initiated HPV vaccination by the end of 2008. Efforts to increase uptake should encourage providers to educate parents and promote access to reduced-cost vaccines.
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A low fat diet may be a cost-effective strategy for preventing breast and ovarian cancers.
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Although advances in genomic medicine for common adult chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer hold promise for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health professionals and the public are not prepared to effectively integrate these new tools into practice.
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This study adds to the evidence that cultural constructs are associated with secondary prevention of breast cancer.
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The authors use data from the baseline patient and physician surveys of two community trials from the CMC research series.
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RAND news release: RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer
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Omega-3 fatty acids are purported to reduce the risk of cancer. Studies have reported mixed results.
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To evaluate the evidence of the supplements vitamin C and vitamin E for treatment and prevention of cancer.
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Cause-specific mortality rates among men with prostate cancer that suggest early diagnosis and treatment for localized tumors may improve survival.
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Environmental factors may mediate the transformation of latent prostate cancer into clinically apparent tumors.
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Patients with cancer commonly try a variety of nontraditional treatments that fit the broad category known as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
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Very low-income women continue to have unmet needs for Pap smears and mammograms, even though a large proportion have seen a physician within the year
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Numerous studies now have documented the effectiveness of the physician's role in increasing patient compliance with screening guidelines.
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