ASCO: Sotorasib Targets KRAS p.G12C-Mutated NSCLC
Objective response seen in 37.1 percent of patients with previously treated KRAS p.G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Second-Opinion Strategy Analyzed for Cutaneous Melanocytic Lesions
Decision-analytic model shows selective second-opinion strategy could increase diagnostic accuracy, decrease population-level costs
Barriers to Physician Skin Exam ID’d for Young Melanoma Survivors
Barriers to health care access linked to increased odds of suboptimal physician skin examination adherence
Gap Between Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas Has Increased
Difference increased in age-adjusted mortality rates between large metropolitan areas, rural areas from 1999 to 2019
Prevalence of E-Cigarette Use High Among U.S. Students
Among current users, flavored e-cigarette use reported by 84.7 and 73.9 percent of high school and middle school students
Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer Can Also ID Aortic Stenosis
Any degree of aortic valve calcification was identified in 13.1 percent of participants; 0.5 percent had at least moderate AS
Epigenetic Age Acceleration Up in Head and Neck Cancer
Correlation found for increased EAA with elevated fatigue, which was mediated by inflammatory markers CRP, IL-6
Screening Endoscopy May Lower CRC-Related Mortality in Healthy Elderly
Risk for CRC-related mortality reduced with screening endoscopy for those older than 75 years who do not have significant comorbidities
Screening Does Not Reduce Ovarian, Tubal Cancer Deaths
Increase in stage I disease, decrease in stage IV disease incidence seen with multimodal screening versus no screening
Progress Mixed in Cancer Prevention, Early Detection Measures
Cigarette smoking reached historic low in 2019, but obesity levels high and cancer screening, HPV vaccination levels suboptimal
