The Weekly: AI for colon cancer, Biden’s proposed health agency, and more
Feature story This AI Could Help Wipe Out Colon Cancer MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (Wired)—Michael Wallace has performed hundreds of colonoscopies in his 20 years as a…
The Weekly: HPV infections have decreased, lung cancer screening expanded, and more
Feature story HPV infections in young girls have decreased more than 80% since vaccine introduced, CDC finds MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (FOX2 Detroit)—A new study from the U.S….
The Weekly: Trey Mancini, game changer for esophageal cancer, and more
Feature story After a Year-Long Cancer Battle, Opening Day Has a Different Meaning for Trey Mancini THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (Sports Illustrated)—On the day he got the…
The Weekly: Skin cancer in young men, ACA enrollment, and more
Feature story The Great Millennial Skin Cancer Crisis WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2021 (Men’s Health)—Around the time that Dustin Allen, a soft-spoken electrical engineer, turned 27, he noticed…
The Weekly: Pandemic drop in screenings, Katie Couric on cancer, and more
Feature story Advanced Cancers Are Emerging, Doctors Warn, Citing Pandemic Drop in Screenings WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (The New York Times)—Yvette Lowery usually gets her annual mammogram…
The Weekly: Lung cancer screening, Pfizer vaccine in cancer patients, and more
Feature story Millions more smokers and ex-smokers should receive free annual screenings for lung cancer, a federally appointed task force says TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (The Washington…
The Weekly: Alcohol and cancer, what to know about HPV, and more
Feature story Should Your Cocktail Carry a Cancer Warning? THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (The New York Times)—When the pandemic struck last year, many Americans rushed to stock…
The Weekly: Biden seeks to end cancer, women’s healthcare waylaid, and more
Feature story Biden says U.S. will seek to ‘end cancer as we know it’ after Covid pandemic FRIDAY, February 19, 2021 (CNBC)—President Joe Biden said Friday that…
The Weekly: Bob Dole announces lung cancer, breast cancer death in young women, and more
Feature story Bob Dole, Republicans’ 1996 presidential nominee, has advanced lung cancer. THURSDAY, February 18, 2021 (The New York Times)—Bob Dole, the former senator and 1996 Republican…
The Weekly: Will AI worsen disparities, parents and the HPV vaccine, and more
Feature story Could AI tools for breast cancer worsen disparities? Patchy public data in FDA filings fuel concern THURSDAY, February 11, 2021 (STAT)—The great hope of artificial…
