TAILIEUCHUNG - Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans

A recent report 10 from mainland China concluded that HPV DNA testing is highly sensitive and moderately specific for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 or worse (CIN3+; CIN3 is the usual immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer), with consistent results across study sites and age groups. This paper reviewed reports of more than 30,000 women from population-based screening studies done between 1999 and 2008, with the aim of assessing whether HPV DNA testing could be applied to cervical cancer screening programs in China. About 75 percent of the women tested were between the ages of 30 and 50 years. The studies used. | Disparities in Lung Health Series Too Many Cases Too Many Deaths Lung Cancer in African Americans Preface By William J. Hicks . Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard J. Solove Research Institute Co-Director Diversity Enhancement Columbus OH The American Lung Association document you are about to read provides a comprehensive discussion defining the impact of cancer-causing agents primarily but not limited to inhaled tobacco on the development of lung cancer and its disproportional impact on the lives of African Americans. The effect of lung cancer on men and women of all races is undeniable. The loss of productivity and potential years of life lost as measured by an estimated 159 000 deaths in 2009 is staggering and greater than the number of deaths attributed to prostate colon and breast cancers combined. The overwhelming case for a racial difference in the burden of lung cancer which is the greatest cause of preventable cancer deaths in the United States and worldwide is presented with undeniable clarity. Delineating the origin of the disparity is undertaken with the acknowledgement that precise attributions of cause are difficult but all are worthy of systemic attempts for further documentation and remediation. Although there has been a decrease in the overall lung cancer death rates for African Americans and others the disparity by race persists. Progress in overcoming the disparity and lowering the lung cancer death rate has been made. Cooperative work however is yet to be done. As we move into an era of healthcare reform and health equity Too Many Cases Too Many Deaths Lung Cancer in African Americans can provide a stimulus for revitalized efforts among individuals healthcare providers researchers community-based organizations the business community and all levels of government. The movement to make lung cancer a disease that was rarely encountered before the .

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