Medicaid Expansion Tied to Increased Detection of Early Cancers
Three years after expansion, a decrease in late-stage cancers was also detectable.
Three years after expansion, a decrease in late-stage cancers was also detectable.
A significant amount of progress has been made in improving the treatment of lung cancer and patient outcomes. However, a number of disparities that can have an impact on these persist, including those affecting lung cancer screening. Lung cancer screening is an essential step toward effective treatment and improved survival, but its success depends on…
An increased number of cancers have been diagnosed early since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study.
Women who experience a false positive mammogram were more likely to delay their subsequent screening, potentially increasing the risk of having late stage breast cancer at diagnosis.
Survey data from patients receiving care at Boston Medical Center who were navigated for colonoscopy screening illustrates how patients value the services of oncology patient navigators.
Researchers report on their evaluation of the impact of the 2012 USPSTF recommendation on volumes of prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy.
Lesion-directed screening (LDS) for skin cancer has similar detection rate as total-body examination, but takes much less time.
Despite advances in treatment, finding smaller tumors has been linked to better survival results.
Although the software can be helpful, it does not appear to improve cancer detection rates.
The number of high-risk women deemed eligible for primary prevention may be increased by incorporating benign breast disease (BBD) diagnoses into the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk model, according to a study.