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Incidence of 17 Cancers on the Rise in Younger Generations, Major New Study Says
ABC News 07/31
Gen X and Millennials in the United States are at greater risk for 17 cancers than were previous generations, according to a study by the American Cancer Society. The cancers with the most rapidly growing incidence among younger generations are thyroid, pancreatic, kidney, small intestine, and liver cancer in females, all of which were diagnosed at rates two to four times greater for people born in 1990 compared to 1955.
Better Screening Key to Closing U.S. 'Race Gap' in Colon Cancer Deaths
HealthDay News 07/24
Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, according to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Using sophisticated mathematical modeling, researchers calculated that if the gap in proper follow-up was eliminated, that could cut the race gap for colon cancer incidence by 5.2%, and for colon cancer deaths by 9.3%.
U.S. Drug Industry Middlemen Defend Business Model Amid Accusations of Raising Patient Costs
Reuters 07/24
U.S. pharmaceutical industry middlemen defended their role in the health care system during a Congressional hearing after committee members accused them of pushing patients toward expensive treatments even when lower-cost options are available. Executives from the top three U.S. drug benefit managers—UnitedHealth’s OptumRx, Cigna's ExpressScripts, and CVS Health's Caremark—said their business models save health plan members money, including plans run by labor unions.
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