All Articles on Cancer
Group Health leads Washington in colon cancer screening by reaching more patients with mailed kitsDr. Beverly Green describes how mailing kits to hard-to-reach patients boosted results in a long-term randomized controlled trial.
Group Health’s lifesaving approach to screening for colon cancer takes another step forwardResearch shows innovative approach serves health care consumers over long term.
Screening for breast cancer? Menopausal status, not just age, may matterDr. Diana Buist explains the new Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium study in JAMA Oncology, which she co-wrote.
For mammography, radiologists do better without computer helpBased on a new BCSC study, Dr. Diana Buist tells of technology that adds cost to breast cancer screening—without improving outcomes. Dr. Marc Mora comments.
- Computer-aided detection does not improve breast cancer screening
CAD raises screening costs without benefit to patients and may miss cancers, large national BCSC study shows.
Applying computer power to cancer researchBefore journalist Laurie Becklund died, she called for Big Data research on cancer. That’s exactly what the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium does.
Dr. Jessica Chubak and team ROAR: Research on Animal-human RelationshipsA study to help kids with cancer get time with pets begins field work, with encouragement from a GHRI interest group.
