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Rogel researcher gets $792K Discovery Science grant from American Cancer Society

As part of its Discovery Science grants program, the American Cancer Society has awarded Rogel Cancer Center researcher Anthony Scott, M.D., $792,000 to look at how genes associated with Lynch syndrome impact cancer developing.
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Patients with metastatic breast cancer and a chronic health condition have poorer outcomes

The death rate for women with metastatic breast cancer is linked to the number of chronic health conditions they have, according to a study by the University of Michigan in partnership with the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation.
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When patients learn to advocate for themselves the impact of doctors' racial bias is reduced

Coaching patients to voice their concerns about their medical care and advocate for themselves can offset physicians’ racial bias so it doesn’t lead to inferior experiences for Black patients, a University of Michigan-led study found.
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Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

In the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a large, longitudinal analysis found Veterans Health Administration (VA) medical centers with lower prostate screening rates had higher rates of metastatic prostate cancer cases in subsequent years than centers with higher screening rates.
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