Pelvic Exams Common Among Asymptomatic Older Women
Ob-gyns report external examinations are important for cancer detection and lesion identification.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Initiation of HPV Vaccination Highest Among High-poverty and Majority Hispanic Communities
Teen girls living in high-poverty and in majority Hispanic communities had the highest rates of having received at least 1 dose of the HPV vaccine compared with those in low-poverty communities and in communities of other racial or ethnic compositions.
Leading World Cancer Researchers Converge to Create a Report on the Future of Cancer Research
Molecular and cellular events that drive premalignant progression are on the verge of being comprehensively characterized in a report that lays out an agenda for the immediate future of cancer prevention research.
CDC: Affordable Care Act may have increased uptake for preventive care
Insurance is a major factor in determining receipt of preventive services.
In mothers, non-invasive prenatal fetal testing can detect early cancer
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can be employed as a less-invasive means to detect cancer in expecting mothers.
Children of melanoma survivors need better sun protection
A recent, groundbreaking new study found that children of melanoma survivors are not adhering to sun protection recommendations.
‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection
Scientists are now developing an “electronic skin” that will aid in the detection of breast masses.
Double mastectomy rates are up, but survival is not improved
The percentage of women that underwent a double mastectomy increased substantially between 1998 and 2011, even though the procedure was not associated with a lower risk of death than breast-conserving surgery plus radiation.
ASCO: Risks greater for double mastectomy
Women with breast cancer who have a double mastectomy are at higher risk of certain complications than those who have a single mastectomy, though the overall complication rate associated with breast cancer surgery is small.
Surgery to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer (Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet examines the potential pros and cons of surgery as a means to reduce breast cancer risk.
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