Yearly Archives: 2020
Less Than One in 20 Eligible Adults Receives Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening at the state level does not correlate with lung cancer burden
Teens Increasingly Worried About Their Weight
Large U.K. study shows more teens are dieting, overestimating their weight
CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Reports Tobacco Product Use
Prevalence of any current tobacco product use up for men; adults aged ≤65 years; lesbian, gay, bisexual adults
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Risk for Infection Up for Children Born by C-Section
Increased risk for serious childhood infection following elective, emergency cesarean section persisted to five years
Biopsy Reclassification Risk in Prostate Cancer Examined
Gleason grade, prostate-specific antigen velocity, and imaging markers predict cancer spread
Behavioral, Psych Condition Care Shifted to Telemedicine During COVID-19
Office-based visits decreased from before 2020 to during pandemic, but telemedicine visits increased in 2020 Q1, Q2
High-Dose Anticoagulation May Not Aid COVID-19 Patients
No significant benefit seen for high-dose versus standard anticoagulation therapies, may be harmful
ALA: Lung Cancer Survival Has Increased Nationally to 22.6 Percent
People of color face worse outcomes, have lower likelihood of being diagnosed early, receiving surgery
