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Cancer Screening Leaps Forward
SUNDAY, July 5 (Wall Street Journal)—The Grail DNA test’s false-positive rate is less than 1%. And the company says the test is more than 93% accurate in identifying the type of cancer. Again, if cancer can be found early, treatment is much easier. You can cut it, heat it, freeze it or zap it out, especially since you should know where it is. This is how you save the health-care system.
In other news…
COVID-19 Is Forcing Us to Rethink Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatments
July 9, Scientific American
International Studies Show New Lung Cancer Screenings Could Reduce Mortality By 20%
July 9, CBS New York
Lung Cancer in Non-smokers May Respond Differently to Treatment
July 9, Technologynetworks.com
Five kinds of health appointments you should consider keeping, despite the pandemic
July 2, The Washington Post
Foundation News
Rebroadcast: 2020 Virtual Prevent Cancer Dialogue
Join us for a rebroadcast of the 2020 Virtual Prevent Cancer Dialogue. Each webcast is FREE. Nurses, nurse practitioners and nationally certified health education specialists can earn up to nine continuing education credits by attending the full series.
These are recordings of the original webcasts and will not have any live components.
- Cervical Cancer and HPV
Tuesday, July 21, 12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. ET - Innovative Technologies to Expand Cancer Screening
Wednesday, July 22, 12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. ET - Challenges and Opportunities for Cancer Prevention and Screening in Indian Country
Thursday, July 23, 12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. ET
Together with the American Indian Cancer Foundation, the Prevent Cancer Foundation is proud to present this webcast.
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