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The American Cancer Society says Black Americans have the highest death rate — and the shortest survival rate — for most cancers. To raise more awareness, the Food and Drug Administration created National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, June 16-23.
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Study Shows Latino Adults More Likely To Receive Late-Stage Colon Cancer Diagnosis Than White AdultsStudies found Latino adults are more likely to be diagnosed in later stages than white adults. KERA’s Sam Baker spoke with Dr. Roberto Rodriguez, a colorectal surgery specialist in Dallas with Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists, about the findings.
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A state investigation revealed another cancer cluster in Northeast Houston last month, but the news only confirmed what residents already knew.
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Current recommendations call for most people to begin colon cancer screenings at 50. But the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force wants to lower that to age 45 — just as the American Cancer Society recommended two years ago. Dr. Clifford Simmang, a colon and rectal surgeon with Baylor Scott White Health, explained to KERA’s Sam Baker why the Task Force recommendation carries more weight.
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For patients who don't have insurance or can't afford a primary care physician, the convenience of mail-in testing has helped expand colon cancer screening.
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Cancer cells can spread from one organ to another by directly entering the bloodstream. But more often it’s after the cells enter the blood through the lymph nodes. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center now believe they know why.
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The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and…
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Eight years ago, two environmental nonprofits sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency was a decade overdue in updating limits on how…
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Good nutrition is essential to staying healthy, but pulling it off on a tight budget — or when you’re sick — can be tough. And that’s when it’s even more…
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Regulators give many cancer drugs a fast track to market while requiring drugmakers to do more studies after approval. Researchers have found the follow-up studies frequently come up short.
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Cancer of the esophagus — the tube that goes from your throat to your stomach — is on the rise in the U.S., and it's often diagnosed in later…
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New guidelines in screening for cervical cancer include the option of HPV testing, a move that may soon signal the end for the Pap smear test.Cervical…