Breast Cancer Outcomes Improved With History of Screening Mammography
Prior screening mammography linked to earlier stage at breast cancer diagnosis, lower breast cancer mortality
Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided by the Affordable Care Act
MicroRNA-Based Germline Signature Predicts RT-Induced Genitourinary Toxicity in Prostate Cancer
PROSTOX predicts late genitourinary toxicity, yielding area under the curve of 0.76
Poor Communication Major Contributor to Patient Safety Incidents
Poor communication contributed to 24.0 percent of safety incidents in 42 studies that examined its contribution along with other causes
CT Exams in 2023 Projected to Result in 103,000 Future Cancers
Largest number of cancers was projected to result from abdomen and pelvic CT in adults, reflecting 37 percent of those 103,000 cancers
Breast, Colorectal Cancer Screening Higher Than Lung Cancer Screening
Among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening, use of BCS and CCS is much higher than use of LCS
Prostate Cancer Screening Program Beneficial in Top Decile of Polygenic Risk Score
Targeted screening to participants in ≥90th percentile of polygenic risk score results in detection of cancer warranting clinical management in 55.1 percent
Excess Greenhouse Gas Emissions Linked to Inappropriate Imaging
Total inappropriate Medicare imaging exams estimated to have produced 3.55 to 129.2 kT carbon dioxide equivalents per year
Incidence of RT-Induced Otitis Media With Effusion Examined in Head and Neck Cancer
Incidence of RTOME is 5.83 percent in patients with head and neck cancer, with significant variation seen by cancer type
Study Quantifies Breast Shrinkage After T1 Tumor Lumpectomy
Expected breast shrinkage about 20 percent within one year after breast-conserving therapy/radiation therapy
