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CDC Identifies Need to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening
Ileana Arias, PhD, CDC principal deputy director, recommends active screening by Pap test and HPV test, and vaccination of young boys and girls to improve early detection and prevention rates.
screening saves lives, yet about 8 million women aged 21 to 65 years in the United States have not been screened in the past 5 years, federal health officials with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.
CDC Vital Signs.
"There continue to be women who are not screened as recommended, and women who die from this preventable cancer," write Vicki B. Bernard, PhD, of the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, and colleagues in a report published today in
"No woman should ever die from cervical cancer," Ileana Arias, PhD, CDC principal deputy director, said during a media briefing about the new data.
"Screening has been proven to work, but not enough women are getting these recommended preventive services. We need to take action now to increase cervical cancer screening by educating women, eliminating barriers to care, and seizing on existing opportunities to provide this preventive care," Dr Arias said.
Report on Medscape: http://bit.ly/1tDsvCd
Link to CDC Vital Signs: http://1.usa.gov/1tLRc0S
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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Uniting to Support Patients With Cancer Beyond Treatment
November 17th 2024Kasey Bond, MPH, of Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, speaks to why it’s vital to keep patients at the center of all strategic partnerships between academic institutions and community-based oncology practices.
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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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Bridging Cancer Care Gaps and Overcoming Medical Mistrust
November 13th 2024In this clip from our interview with Oscar B. Lahoud, MD, cochair of our Institute for Value-Based Medicine® evening hosted with NYU Langone Health, he addressed medical mistrust in underrepresented communities.
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How English- and Spanish-Preferring Patients With Cancer Decide on Emergency Care
November 13th 2024Care delivery innovations to help patients with cancer avoid emergency department visits are underused. The authors interviewed English- and Spanish-preferring patients at 2 diverse health systems to understand why.
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