Certain Dermoscopic Structures Linked to Melanoma Detection
Odds for melanoma detection highest for presence of white structures, pseudopods, irregular pigmentation, blue-white veil, and peppering
Enrollment in Cancer Treatment Trials Largely Unchanged by Pandemic
However, there was a significant decrease in enrollment for cancer control and prevention trials
Popular Cancer-Related Social Media Posts Can Contain Misinformation
One-third of posts contain misinformation, of which most may be harmful
Statin Use Improves Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Overall survival, breast cancer-specific survival improved among women with TNBC, but not those without TNBC
Women’s Preventive Health Service Use Down in 2020
Findings show persistent decline by 20 to 30 percent for birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening
Cancer Screenings Disrupted During Pandemic at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Despite resumption of in-person screenings, catching up from COVID-19 disruptions will be difficult
Many Cancer Patients Lack Immunity for Measles, Mumps
Overall seroprevalence of measles and mumps antibodies 0.75 and 0.62 for ambulatory cancer patients
Duration of Maintenance Therapy Studied in Childhood ALL
Vincristine and dexamethasone pulses might be eliminated during second year of treatment for children with low-risk disease
Report Questions Benefit of FDA Accelerated Approval Pathway
112 of the 253 authorized drugs have not been confirmed as clinically effective; 24 of these have been on market more than five years
U.S. Medical Debt High, but Varies Geographically
Debt higher in the South, in lowest income ZIP codes, and in states without Medicaid expansion
