Transportation Barriers Linked to Worse Outcomes in Cancer Care
Delayed care due to lack of transport linked to increased emergency department use, mortality for adults with and without cancer history
Cancer Screening Performance Improved With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Most performance measures higher for DBT than digital mammography performance benchmarks
MRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
IDEAL-IQ-based machine learning of pelvis can differentiate aplastic anemia from myelodysplastic syndromes
Cancer Risk Increased With Exposure to Four or More CT Scans by Age 18
Increased risk of intracranial tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma by age 25 seen with exposure to four or more CT scans during childhood
Model Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer
Model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors most predictive of postoperative radiation therapy delay
Race-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer mortality higher for Black women and lower for American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islanders age 40 to 49 years
Outcomes Examined for Cancer Patients With Psychiatric Disorder Receiving RT
Similar radiotherapy schedules seen for patients with and without psychiatric disorder, but overall survival worse for those with psychiatric illness
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Strength, BMD of Lumbar Spine Reduced After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Teens
Reductions in strength and trabecular BMD associated with reductions in BMI, visceral adipose tissue, muscle
Black Patients More Likely to Have Heart Damage Following Chemo
Compared with White patients, Black patients have 71 percent higher odds of cardiotoxicity
