Cancer Causes & Control OnlineFirst articles

01.06.2024 | Brief Report

The effect of mailed outreach on FIT completion among patients aged 45–50 in a safety net healthcare system

In recent decades, colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have increased in individuals under the age of 50 [ 1 ]. The rise in early-onset CRC led major gastroenterology societies and ultimately the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to …

verfasst von:: Sean P. McClellan, Tanya Khan, Henry Rafferty, Jonathan Wong, Sylvia La, Shreya Patel, Ma Somsouk

29.05.2024 | Original Paper

Time-varying associations of patient and tumor characteristics with cancer survival: an analysis of SEER data across 14 cancer sites, 2004–2017

Cancer is a heterogeneous and often devastating disease, and understanding the associations between patient and tumor characteristics and cancer survival can help to highlight health disparities as well as to help cancer physicians provide the …

verfasst von:: Emily K. Roberts, Lingfeng Luo, Alison M. Mondul, Mousumi Banerjee, Christine M. Veenstra, Angela B. Mariotto, Matthew J. Schipper, Kevin He, Jeremy M. G. Taylor, Andrew F. Brouwer

Open Access 29.05.2024 | Original Paper

A framework and process for community-engaged, mixed-methods cancer needs assessments

Needs assessments arose in the mid-twentieth century as a useful tool for performing program planning and evaluation. Their purpose is to, first, identify needs (the gap between the current and future desired conditions) and then prioritize how to …

verfasst von:: Todd Burus, Jessica R. Thompson, Caree R. McAfee, Lovoria B. Williams, Jennifer Redmond Knight, Bin Huang, Sarojini Kanotra, Natalie P. Wilhite, Elaine Russell, Melinda Rogers, Connie L. Sorrell, Christine Stroebel, Rachael King, Pamela C. Hull

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25.05.2024 | Original Paper

LGBTQ+ cancer: priority or lip service? A qualitative content analysis of LGBTQ+ considerations in U.S. state, jurisdiction, and tribal comprehensive cancer control plans

The National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded program, supports cancer coalitions across the United States (US) in efforts to prevent and control cancer including development of …

verfasst von:: Austin R. Waters, Madeline H. Bono, Mayuko Ito Fukunaga, Manal Masud, Megan A. Mullins, Ryan Suk, Meghan C. O’Leary, Swann A. Adams, Renée M. Ferrari, Mary Wangen, Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, Sarah H. Nash, Lisa P. Spees, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Prajakta Adsul, Perla Chebli, Rachel Hirschey, Jamie L. Studts, Aaron Seaman, Matthew Lee

21.05.2024 | Original Paper

Associations of tubal ligation and hysterectomy with serum androgen and estrogen metabolites among postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study

Tubal ligation is considered one of the most effective forms of pregnancy prevention and is the most common form of surgical sterilization in women [ 1 , 2 ]. More than 18% of U.S. women ages 15 to 49 years report having undergone tubal ligation …

verfasst von:: Ashley M. Geczik, Kara A. Michels, Garnet L. Anderson, Roni T. Falk, Leslie V. Farland, JoAnn E. Manson, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Xia Xu, Britton Trabert

19.05.2024 | Research

Associations of perfluoroalkyl substances with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: NHANES 2017–2018

PFAS are highly fluorinated organic contaminants that are widely found in leather, paints, adhesives, wax, waterproof clothing, oil-resistant food packaging, and contaminated drinking water [ 1 ]. Long-term accumulation of these compounds in the …

verfasst von:: Yuxiao Zhang, Min Zhang, Shanjiamei Jiang, Heng Hu, Xinzhi Wang, Fan Yu, Yue’e Huang, Yali Liang

Open Access 17.05.2024 | Original Paper

Cigarette smoking and prostate cancer aggressiveness among African and European American men

Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in men in the United States (US) with an incidence rate of 109.9 per 100,000 men from 2015 to 2019 [ 1 ]. Classifications were developed to describe tumor aggressiveness, or how likely a tumor will …

verfasst von:: Edgar T. Ellis, Brian J. Fairman, Shelbie D. Stahr, Jeannette T. Bensen, James L. Mohler, Lixin Song, Eboneé N. Butler, L. Joseph Su, Ping-Ching Hsu

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15.05.2024 | Original Paper

Wait times and breast cancer survival: a population-based retrospective cohort study using CanIMPACT data

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide [ 1 ]. While the 5- and 10-year survival for female breast cancer in Canada is 89% and 82%, respectively, breast cancer is still the most common cause of cancer death for women worldwide …

verfasst von:: Rachel Walsh, Aisha Lofters, Patti Groome, Rahim Moineddin, Monika Krzyzanowska, Rebecca Griffiths, Eva Grunfeld

15.05.2024 | Comment

Can the lack of Black doctors contribute to the racial disparity in breast cancer survival?

The lack of Black doctors may contribute to the racial disparity in breast cancer survival.

verfasst von:: Michelle D. Holmes

14.05.2024 | Original Paper

The association of cancer-preventive lifestyle with colonoscopy screening use in border Hispanic adults along the Texas-Mexico border

Despite Hispanic adults having the highest growth in colorectal cancer incidence over the past 20 years, particularly advanced-stage cancer [ 1 ], they have the lowest colorectal cancer screening rates among all ethnic groups [ 2 – 4 ]. Guidelines …

verfasst von:: Paul Gerardo Yeh, Audrey C. Choh, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, Joseph B. McCormick, David R. Lairson, Belinda M. Reininger

Open Access 08.05.2024 | Original Paper

Comparison of the characteristics of the population eligible for lung cancer screening under 2013 and population newly eligible under 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, causing an estimated 30% of all cancer deaths annually [ 1 ]. In the US, based on SEER data the majority of lung cancers are diagnosed with distant stage disease after the …

verfasst von:: Nicholas Yell, Jan M. Eberth, Anthony J. Alberg, Peiyin Hung, Mario Schootman, Alexander C. McLain, Reginald F. Munden

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07.05.2024 | Original Paper

Lifetime prevalence and correlates of colorectal cancer screening among low-income U.S. Veterans

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults in the United States (U.S.) [ 1 – 3 ]. The American Cancer Society (ACS) projected 153,020 new cases of CRC in 2023, including 106,970 colon cancers and …

verfasst von:: Hind A. Beydoun, Jack Tsai

03.05.2024 | Original Paper

Associations between subjective social status and predictors of interest in genetic testing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age

Breast cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the US [ 1 ]. Breast cancer incidence has risen in most racial/ethnic groups within the US over the past 40 years, and the …

verfasst von:: Jonathan N. Odumegwu, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Melody S. Goodman, Kimberly A. Kaphingst

20.04.2024 | Original Paper

Emotional and functional well-being in long-term breast cancer survivorship

Due to improved treatment and the high incidence of breast cancer (127 per 100,000 women in the U.S. from 2014 to 2019), the number of breast cancer (BC) survivors is increasing [ 1 , 2 ]. The 5-year, all-stage relative survival rate was 90% in the …

verfasst von:: Yumeng Ren, Joanna Maselko, Xianming Tan, Andrew F. Olshan, Angela M. Stover, Antonia V. Bennett, Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes, Jessie K. Edwards, Bryce B. Reeve, Melissa A. Troester, Marc A. Emerson

18.04.2024 | Original Paper

An assessment of the association between patient characteristics and timely lung cancer treatment

A variety of factors have the potential to impact the treatment that patients with lung cancer receive, including the ease with which the patient can physically and financially access the treatment. Both social determinants of health and patient …

verfasst von:: Adam C. Powell, Jeremy T. Pickerell, James W. Long, Bryan A. Loy, Amin J. Mirhadi

Open Access 17.04.2024 | Original Paper

Ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and breast cancer risk in a population-based Canadian case–control study

The global incidence of female breast cancer is rising [ 1 , 2 ], and in 2020, among women, breast cancer surpassed lung cancer in the number of incident cases reported worldwide [ 1 , 3 ]. In Canada, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed …

verfasst von:: Patrick Hinton, Paul J. Villeneuve, Elisabeth Galarneau, Kristian Larsen, Deyong Wen, Jun Meng, Verica Savic-Jovcic, Junhua Zhang, Will D. King

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14.04.2024 | Original Paper

Educational level and characteristics of invasive breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort

Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease [ 1 ] defined by tumor characteristics that affect patient treatment and survival. Those characteristics include tumor stage, which corresponds to the extent of the disease, and histological grade …

verfasst von:: Eloïse Berger, Amandine Gelot, Agnès Fournier, Laure Dossus, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Gianluca Severi, Raphaële Castagné, Cyrille Delpierre

13.04.2024 | Original Paper

Association between pre-diagnosis recreational physical activity and risk of breast cancer recurrence: the California Teachers Study

Breast cancer (BCa) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States (US) [ 1 ]. There were more than four million female breast cancer survivors in 2022 in the US, accounting …

verfasst von:: Dan Lin, Cheryl L. Thompson, Alaina Demalis, Rebecca Derbes, Laila Al-Shaar, Emma S. Spielfogel, Kathleen M. Sturgeon

13.04.2024 | Original Paper

Association between the social vulnerability index and breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates in Rhode Island

Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the US [ 1 ]. In 2023, it is estimated that 1.9 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and 609,820 of these individuals will die [ 2 ]. Screening is an important tool for early …

verfasst von:: Jihwan Hwang, Patricia Markham Risica, Eric Lamy, William Goedel

12.04.2024 | Original Paper

Screening mammography frequency following dense breast notification among a predominantly Hispanic/Latina screening cohort

Breast density (BD) refers to the amount of fibroglandular dense tissue compared to fatty tissue on a mammogram [ 1 ]. Effective September 2024, federal regulations will join the 38 states that have passed dense breast notification (DBN) …

verfasst von:: Erica J. Lee Argov, Carmen B. Rodriguez, Mariangela Agovino, Karen M. Schmitt, Elise Desperito, Anita G. Karr, Ying Wei, Mary Beth Terry, Parisa Tehranifar

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