Three years ago, Jessica Sheth Bhutada, MD, was researching rates of metastatic cancer in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) when she noticed a disturbing trend.
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Can Getting Involved in Racial Justice Activism Improve Mental and Physical Health of Black and Latinx Teens?
Three hundred Black and Latinx teens in Chicago will be recruited to participate in the first clinical trial to measure the potential health benefits of youth-driven racial justice activism.
Breast Cancer Experts, Patients Available for Interviews
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cedars-Sinai Cancer experts are available to discuss an uptick in breast cancer among younger patients and the innovative ways the academic medical center is treating breast cancer in diverse Southern California communities and beyond.
Visits + Phones = Better Outcomes For Teens, Young Women With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
A patient-centered, community-engaged program featuring home visits by nurses and mobile phone links to caregivers works better than traditional adult-focused and patient self-managed care systems for treating and managing pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, among historically underserved teens and young women, a Johns Hopkins Medicine study shows.