Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) — Unequal health care may explain why black colorectal cancer patients have a much higher death rate than white patients, a new U.S. study suggests.
Researchers analyzed national colorectal cancer death rates between 1960 and 2005. During that time, there was a 54 percent reduction in deaths among white women and only a 14 percent reduction among black women.
New Data Shows Decline in Medical Imaging Utilization
A new analysis of Medicare data finds that spending on medical imaging continues to decline and that Medicare patients are receiving fewer imaging procedures. Learn More
MITA Now Includes Radiopharmaceutical Industry in Membership
With new membership MITA unites both halves of nuclear medicine. Learn More
CT Lung Cancer Screening Named Top Five Advance in 2011
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) named CT-based lung cancer screening amongst 2011’s top five advances in its annual report on progress against cancer. Learn More
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