Black women should be screened for breast cancer eight years earlier than guidelines recommend, new research suggests. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Wednesday, the study explored whether 50 was actually the best time to start undergoing mammograms. The international team of researchers found black women are at a disproportionately higher risk of … Read more
Health officials in the United Kingdom are recommending that citizens older than 55 who have smoked a cigarette, even once, should be checked for lung cancer. The U.K. National Screening Committee made this recommendation to help fight against the disease that has become the most cause of cancer death in the country. The age recommendation … Read more
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) The lingering pandemic, rising crime, an uncertain economy: All good reasons to visit your doctor to get screened for anxiety, or so says the federal government. The advice isn’t just aimed at people already experiencing mental health issues—this week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory group empaneled by the Department … Read more