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Cigarette smoking and adverse health outcomes among adults receiving federal housing assistance

The following article was recently released online ahead of print by the journal Preventative Medicine. The manuscript was co-authored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. Article: Cigarette smoking and adverse health outcomes among adults receiving federal housing assistance This study is the first to document […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society (ACS) will soon issue a new funding opportunity to support increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. ACS will offer grants of up to $100,00 ($50,000 per year for 2 years) to five organizations to support the implementation of CRC screening projects aimed to improve screening […]

Shape of prostate and compartments within may serve as cancer indicators

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE FROM Medial News Today Preliminary computerized imaging reveals the shape of the prostate and a compartment within the gland – called the transitional zone – consistently differ in men with prostate cancer with those without he disease, according to new research led by Case Western Reserve University. The finding may […]

Lung cancer screening rates remain very low among current and former smokers

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE FROM Medical News Today Lung cancer screening rates remained very low and unchanged among eligible populations in 2015, despite recommendations that high risk current and former smokers be screened. The study by American Cancer Society investigators appears in JAMA Oncology. The authors say it underscores the need to educate clinicians […]

Screening, HPV vaccine can prevent cervical cancer: FDA

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE FROM Medical Xpress In 2016, an estimated 13,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 4,100 died from the disease, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The FDA wants to make women aware of how to protect themselves from cervical cancer, which is […]

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Don’t Get Life-Extending Therapy

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE FROM Health Day Hormonal therapies such as tamoxifen, or a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors, can reduce the likelihood that women diagnosed with certain breast cancers will experience a recurrence of their disease. However, a new study finds these treatments — used in breast cancers that are responsive to hormones […]

E-Cigarette use as a predictor of cigarette smoking: Results from a 1-year follow-up of a national sample of 12th grade students

CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE Richard Miech and colleagues at the University of Michigan just published a very strong longitudinal study adding more details to not just that but also how and why e-cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking. To date, all the studies of the relationship between e-cigarette use and smoking have shown […]

Thirdhand smoke now found detrimental to health

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE from GEN Exposure to thirdhand smoke leads to biological effects on weight and cell development that could be damaging to one’s health, according to new research led by investigators at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The scientists found that newborn mice housed with smoke-treated cloths […]

Study shows that ACA leads to increase in early stage CRC diagnoses in seniors

A recent study published in Health Affairs examined whether coverage changes mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) made an impact on the percentage of colorectal cancers that are diagnosed at an early stage. The authors estimate the ACA led to an increase of 8,400 early-stage diagnoses among seniors in the two years following the coverage […]

Wider Racial Gap Found in Cervical Cancer Deaths

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by Jan Hoffman of New York Times The death rate from cervical cancer in the United States is considerably higher than previously estimated and the disparity in death rates between black women and white women is significantly wider, according to a study published Monday in the journal Cancer. The rate […]

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