Hematology and Oncology

And estimates determined for breast cancer risk in association with pathogenic variants in known predisposition genes

Female breast cancer surpassed lung cancer, although lung cancer remained leading cause of cancer deaths in 2020

Blacks more likely to present at advanced stage, less likely to receive surgery, have higher mortality at higher residential segregation levels

Discriminatory capacity for accurately identifying high-risk patients improved compared with prior methods

In most countries, the prevalence of cigarette smoking decreased over time, but use of other tobacco products did not

Adjusted excess all-cause mortality was 6.8 per 10,000 for Blacks and 1.5 per 10,000 for Whites, with considerable variation across states

Estimated 9,603 children with elevated BLL were missed due to decreased testing in January to May 2020

Patients self-ordering FIT tests for colorectal cancer screening through an electronic reminder more likely to complete a kit

Decline in trial launches could have long-term negative impact, authors say

Risk for CRC, mortality increased with delayed receipt of colonoscopy compared with colonoscopy within one to three months