Category: Health Topics
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Cancer Interventions
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Anchor lead: How does a global study of cancer inform public health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer diagnoses are up worldwide, by about a third, the Global Burden of Disease study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at …
Global Cancer
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Anchor lead: What does a new global analysis of cancer cases tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports The latest Global Burden of Disease study tabulates different types of cancer experienced by people worldwide, and shows a rather dramatic increase in cancer …
Keep Watchful
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Anchor lead: Black men with low risk prostate cancer need active follow-up, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many men with prostate cancer are categorized as low risk, meaning that they can be safely watched over time, and if the disease progresses treatment …
Chance of Prostate Ca Recurrence
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Anchor lead: Do different ethnic groups have different risks for prostate cancer to recur? Elizabeth Tracey reports When Black and Caucasian men develop low risk prostate cancer, does active surveillance yield equal risk for progression? William Nelson, director of the …
Remaining Risk
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Anchor lead: While most HIV news nationally is good, troublesome pockets remain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Deaths related to HIV have dropped beyond expectation, CDC data indicate. That’s great, and we still have work to do, says Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV …
Good News for HIV
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Anchor lead: HIV numbers nationally have some sweet spots, Elizabeth Tracey reports We’re ahead of the game nationally when it comes to getting HIV infection under control, the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate. …