Category: Cancer
Colon Cancer Screening
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Anchor lead: Can a mailed in screening test for colon cancer work? Elizabeth Tracey reports Sending people colon cancer screening kits where they can simply send in a fecal sample they collect themselves at home is cost effective and acceptable, …
Leukemia and Covid
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Anchor lead: Among those with cancer, Covid infection affects those with leukemia most, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have leukemia, you may be at high risk for severe Covid-19 disease, a recent study found. Yet William Nelson, director of the …
Targeted Agents
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Anchor lead: A new targeted agent in certain cancers proves very beneficial, Elizabeth Tracey reports People with a mutation in their cancers abbreviated RET may benefit from an agent called selpercatinib, two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine report. …
Childhood Cancer Follow-up
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Anchor lead: For women who’ve survived childhood cancers, how can their risk of breast cancer be reduced? Elizabeth Tracey reports Girls who receive cancer treatment that may involve radiation to the chest area are at increased risk for subsequent breast …
Medicaid Helps
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Anchor lead: Allowing more people to get Medicaid reduces the risk for advanced cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports When the Affordable Care Act was implemented, many more people, especially those at lower incomes, were eligible for benefits under Medicaid. Now a …
Lung Cancer Screening
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Anchor lead: More people should now be screened for lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports More people now meet the criteria for lung cancer screening, if new guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force are implemented. William Nelson, director …