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UrduA national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the U.S., relative to overall screening rates in the country.
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Medical expert available for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month, a disease estimated to have impacted more than 14,000 women in 2022. Understanding cervical cancer is key to prevention and decreasing a woman’s chance of developing cancer. Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, head of women’s services…
Study: Text Messaging Shows Promise in Reaching Unvaccinated Patients
While automated texting did not get more patients to get their vaccinations against COVID-19, it reached roughly the same amount as manned phone calls
Mount Sinai Receives NCI Grant to Study Anal Cancer Screening in High-Risk Women
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million by the National Cancer Institute for a large-scale study to evaluate anal cancer screening in high-risk women who have been previously diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans
Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection, have increased dramatically over the last 15 years, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The results of their study will be published in the November issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.