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Annual Report on the Status of Cancer in the United States Released
The Annual Report to the Nation on Status of Cancer, product of a collaboration between The American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, has been published.
The Annual Report to the Nation on Status of Cancer, the result of a collaboration between The American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, has been published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The study provides population-based cancer trends, with a particular focus on breast cancer incidence. The major findigs of the report include:
- An annual 1.8% decrease in cancer incidence in men from 2007 to 2011
- Stable rates of incidence for women between 1998 to 2011
- An annual 0.8% increase in children from 2005 to the present
- A reducing mortality rate among both men and women since the early 1990’s and among children since the 1970’s.
The report presents a detailed analysis of breast cancer incidence and mortality, and draws a correlation with economic strata and race. Read the report here.
Exploring Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Care Prior Authorization Decisions
October 24th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the October 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that explored prior authorization decisions in cancer care by race and ethnicity for commercially insured patients.
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Obesity at Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Worse Survival Outcomes in Pediatric Patients
January 13th 2025Pediatric patients considered obese at cancer diagnosis are linked to significantly worse survival outcomes, especially those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and central nervous system tumors.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FDA Approves Tislelizumab-jsgr as First-Line Therapy for HER2– Gastric Cancers
January 2nd 2025Tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra) was approved in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative (HER–) gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (G/GEJ) in adults whose tumors express PD-L1.
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