Age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased from 2000 to 2020
Jan 18, 2024
Racial and ethnic disparities, however, persisted for various cancers, including prostate, male lung and bronchus, and female colorectal cancer.
1975 to 2019 saw 58 percent decrease in breast cancer mortality
Jan 16, 2024
Of the reduction, 29% was due to treatment of metastatic breast cancer and 25% was due to mammography screening.
Artificial intelligence risk model validated for predicting breast cancer
Jan 04, 2024
Cancers were more likely diagnosed after two years of follow-up in women at high risk.
In continuing trend, AI shows new strong promise in specific cancer diagnoses, research shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 22, 2023
AI assisted pancreatic and breast cancer detection were the focus of separate studies published this week in Nature Medicine.
Risk for breast cancer examined after false-positive mammogram
Nov 03, 2023
“As women age and are eventually no longer invited for screening (in most countries with mammography screening programs, this stops at 70 years of age), it may be worth studying whether women with...
AACR cancer progress report reveals 33 percent decrease in cancer death rate, 1990 to 2020
Sep 13, 2023
The report highlights advances such as approval of 14 new anticancer therapeutics and the expansion of the use of 12 previously approved therapeutics.
Common cancer screenings may not extend life longevity
Aug 29, 2023
The meta-analysis only shows a 110-day survival benefit for colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy.
Chatbot responses to top cancer questions accurate but have limitations
Aug 28, 2023
Responses are moderately understandable, not readily actionable, and written at the college reading level.
Cancer screening has provided significant value to US population
Aug 22, 2023
Single-site cancer screening could save an additional 3.2 million to 5.1 million life-years with perfect adherence.
Outdoor pollution exposure tied to nonlung cancers
Aug 10, 2023
Exposures to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide were associated with increased risks for colorectal and prostate cancer in older adults.
