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When to initiate screening for breast cancer, how often to screen, and how long to screen are questions that continue to spark emotional debates. A new study compares the number of deaths that might be prevented as a result of three of the most widely discussed recommendations for screening mammography. …
Tag Archives: American Cancer Society
August, 2017
May, 2017
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22 May
One in Five Cancers Diagnosed in the United States is a Rare Cancer
About one in five cancer diagnoses in the United States is a rare cancer, according to a new American Cancer Society report. The report, appearing in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, finds rare cancers account for more than two in three …
January, 2017
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6 January
ACS Research Indicates Cancer Death Rate Has Dropped 25% Since 1991 Peak
January 5, 2017– A steady decline over more than two decades has resulted in a 25% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States. The drop equates to 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2014. The news comes from Cancer Statistics 2017, the American Cancer …
October, 2016
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31 October
Study Finds Incidence of Anal Cancer Rising Worldwide
October 28, 2016– A new American Cancer Society study finds that incidence of anal cancer has been increasing in women or in both men and women in 13 of 18 countries studied, particularly in the Americas, Northern and Western Europe, and Australia. The authors say population-based preventive measures, including human …
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24 October
Study Indicates that Advances in Precision Medicine have Improved Breast Cancer Treatment
A new study examines how one early example of precision medicine–tumor genome testing–is being used in women with breast cancer to reduce overtreatment and maximize the benefits of chemotherapy. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study found that physician recommendations and final …
March, 2016
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23 March
New Guideline Addresses Long-term Needs of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
March 22, 2016–A new American Cancer Society guideline provides clinicians with recommendations on key areas of clinical follow-up care for survivors of head and neck cancer, a growing population numbering approximately 436,060 and accounting for 3% of all cancer survivors living in the United States. Head and neck cancer will …
January, 2016
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13 January
USPSTF Issues Final Recommendations on Screening for Breast Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2016 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force today published a final recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer following an in-depth review of the science on the benefits and harms of screening mammography, and a detailed review of input received from the public and …
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6 January
Gem Pharmaceuticals’ Sarcoma Drug Receives Orphan Drug Status from the FDA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Gem Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to GPX-150, the Company’s lead product candidate that is currently undergoing a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients suffering from soft tissue sarcoma. This study is fully enrolled, …
March, 2015
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12 March
Study Finds An 80% Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate by 2018 Could Prevent 20,000 Deaths Per Year
Early detection of cancer is critical and can significantly improve survival for most cancer types. Therefore, it is important to utilize screening tools when available. A new study found that increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates to 80 percent by 2018 would prevent an additional 21,000 colorectal cancer deaths per …