Policies About Late-Career Physicians Are Considered Successful
Policies varied in the testing required, funding, processes after a positive screening result, and decision-making around concerning results
Uninsurance Plays Major Role in Racial Disparities Seen in Cancer Diagnosis
Lack of insurance accounts for significant proportion of racial, ethnic disparities in stage III to IV diagnoses across range of cancers
ACG: GLP-1 RAs Tied to Lower Risk for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Findings seen in people with type 2 diabetes
ACG: 2000 to 2022 Saw Rise in Early-Onset CRC Mortality in the United States
Increase in mortality seen in both early- and late-stage tumors
Inavolisib + Palbociclib-Fulvestrant Improves Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
Inavolisib leads to significantly longer progression-free survival, with no increase seen in incidence of toxic events
Multigene Signature Can Help Tailor Chemo for Operable Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Improved three-year disease-free and recurrence-free survival seen with intensive chemotherapy regimen
Cell-Free Blood DNA Tests Less Effective Than Other CRC Screening
cf-bDNA costs $89,600 per quality-adjusted life year gained, with alternatives less costly and more effective
Restaging MRI Can Predict Survival With Rectal Cancer
Findings can save some lower-risk patients surgery after chemo, radiation
Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
Findings seen in older patients with breast cancer; non-Hispanic Black patients also less likely to have timely initiation of treatment
Many Seniors at Risk for Financial Precarity From Cost of Hospital Stay
Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education
