Cancer Detection

Flagging Disparities Helps Locate Best Places for Cancer Screening Sites

November 28, 2023 - A new study from ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute provides a roadmap for states to identify where they can put more breast cancer screening sites, a move the study authors said could help close racial health disparities in screening. The study, published in Breast Cancer Research, also flagged regions...

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Health Literacy Stands in the Way of Adequate Breast Cancer Screening

by Sara Heath

Fewer than half of adults are aware of the common signs of breast cancer, save for having a lump, a clear signal that patient health literacy is faltering, researchers from The Ohio State University...

Patient Education, Navigation Stand in the Way of Preventive Screening

by Sara Heath

There are a lot of reasons why a young person might delay a preventive screening, with a new survey looking at colorectal cancer (CRC) screening showing that patient education and navigation are...

Latinas See Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Age of Diagnosis

by Sara Heath

Hispanic or Latina women get diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than their counterparts of other races, but that’s not because of more habitual breast cancer screening access. In...

Low Health Literacy Prevents Cancer Screening for Many Hispanic Patients

by Sarai Rodriguez

A new study out of the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University presents a snapshot of cancer health literacy, revealing mixed knowledge of cancer adherence screening guidelines that...

Eroding Black Patient Trust in Health Info Imperils Cancer Outcomes

by Sarai Rodriguez

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, an alarming trend in cancer outcomes has emerged—the trust of Black patients in government-provided cancer health information has plummeted by almost 50...

USPSTF Guidelines Effectively Boost Preventive Screening Access

by Sara Heath

Guidance around preventive screening access works, with new data in the Epic Research showing that colorectal screening rates went up after the USPSTF lowered the age for recommendation. These...

Paid Sick Leave Improves Preventive Screening Rates by Up to 8%

by Sara Heath

A new study out of Tulane University confirms what many may have been able to guess about patient access to care: paid sick leave policies increase preventive screening rates because they give patients...

Pandemic Tanked Cancer Screening Rates, But Cancer Diagnoses Didn’t Rise

by Sara Heath

It’s a well documented fact that cancer screening rates went down during the pandemic, after offices had to defer patient access to preventive screenings to both preserve the medical workforce...

On Cancer Moonshot Anniversary, White House Unveils Patient Navigation Plans

by Sara Heath

On the one-year anniversary of the Cancer Moonshot’s renewal, President Joe Biden has announced plans to support patient navigation, community health, and the cancer patient experience. The...

Geography Affects Racial Health Disparities in Cancer Treatment Delays

by Sara Heath

How long does it take to begin cancer treatment? It may depend on where you live, according to new data showing that geography can compound or mitigate racial disparities in cancer treatment...

Race a Key SDOH Fueling Health Disparities in Cancer Outcomes

by Sarai Rodriguez

New research out of the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and the University of Michigan adds to evidence that race as a social determinant of health (SDOH) is a crucial contributor to worse...

Preventive Care Takes a Hit, Cancer Screenings Drop 80% Amid Pandemic

by Sarai Rodriguez

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant decrease in preventive care access, with the impact on cancer screening being especially notable as millions of patients missed their care, according to a...