Location, race and insurance status play a significant part in the odds of a patient being diagnosed with early-stage or late-stage cancer, according to a detailed medical records analysis of more than 94,000 patients with cancer by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Location, race and insurance status play a significant part in the odds of a patient being diagnosed with early-stage or late-stage cancer, according to a detailed medical records analysis of more than 94,000 patients with cancer by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends biennial screening of average risk women between ages 50-74, but state plans often said the age to start was 40, and did not specify when to end the screenings. Authors say all states should share the same advice, as well as raise awareness of those at higher risk.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends biennial screening of average risk women between ages 50-74, but state plans often said the age to start was 40, and did not specify when to end the screenings. Authors say all states should share the same advice, as well as raise awareness of those at higher risk.