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Stockholm3 Test May Aid Risk Prediction in Prostate Cancer Screening

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Stockholm3 of 0.11 or higher combined with MRI-targeted and systematic biopsies could detect significant cancers, reduce overdetection

2008 to 2017 Saw Drop in Malignant Brain Tumor Incidence

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Incidence among children, adolescents increased 0.5 to 0.7 percent; malignant tumor incidence highest for males, non-Hispanic Whites

Obesity Ups Medical Spending for Long-Term Cancer Survivors

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Survivors with obesity have additional $3,216 in medical spending per person per year, translating to $19.7 billion in 2016

Higher Vitamin D Intake Linked to Reduced Risk of Early-Onset CRC

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Inverse association significant and stronger for dietary sources of vitamin D versus supplemental vitamin D

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Up for Racial, Ethnic Minority HCWs

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Vaccine hesitancy highest among Black and Hispanic or Latino health care workers; concerns include side effects, newness of vaccine

Patterns of Nicotine Product Use Examined for U.S. Teens

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Estimates of health risks linked to nicotine product use among adolescents depend on risk assigned to vaping versus combustible products

Fear of Recurrence Persists for Some Prostate Cancer Survivors

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Predictors include lower level of education, years since radical prostatectomy, FCR, no current adjuvant therapy, anxiety

Adverse Events Associated With BNT162b2 Vaccination ID’d

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Vaccination not associated with elevated risk for most of the adverse events examined; association found with increased risk for myocarditis, but risk higher in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Breast Cancer Screening Down Among Low-Income Women During Pandemic

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Eight percent drop in screenings at 32 community health centers means about 47,517 fewer mammograms, 242 missed breast cancer diagnoses

Reading Clinic Visit Notes Benefits Older Adults

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Older adults with chronic conditions report reading notes helped them to remember their care plan, medications