Medicine and Social Justice: Prostate Screening and the Public's Health - 0 views
Wider Racial Gap Found in Cervical Cancer Deaths - The New York Times - 0 views
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"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 at which black American women are dying from the disease is comparable to that of women in many poor developing nations, researchers reported. What makes the findings especially disturbing, said experts not involved in the research, is that when screening guidelines and follow-up monitoring are pursued, cervical cancer is largely preventable."
Prone to Error - Earliest Steps to Find Cancer - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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"Advances in mammography and other imaging technology over the past 30 years have meant that pathologists must render opinions on ever smaller breast lesions, some the size of a few grains of salt. Discerning the difference between some benign lesions and early stage breast cancer is a particularly challenging area of pathology, according to medical records and interviews with doctors and patients."
Australia on track to wipe out cervical cancer within 20 years | Society | The Guardian - 0 views
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