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Health organizations have previously struggled with when screenings should begin, but CHI Health of Nebraska hasn't changed its recommendations. 

Researchers have observed declining mammogram rates among women ages 40-49, 50-74 as well as 75 and older. Vermont has seen the second largest drops of any state in the country.

Kansans should continue to seek preventive care — things like cancer screenings — despite a court ruling Thursday that could let insurance companies off the hook on paying for that care, say health policy experts and advocacy groups.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that insurers should not have to cover some preventive care screenings, including for lung and skin cancer.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that insurers should not have to cover some preventive care screenings, including for lung and skin cancer.

This post summarizes some of the key issues related to the U.S. District Court's March 30 ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra, which imposes new limits on the government's ability to enforce preventive service requirements nationwide.

Researchers at the University of Texas found that cancer screenings decreased when Covid infection rates were higher, but rose when they started to fall.

Tens of thousands of Americans have missed screenings for breast and lung cancer in the two years since the start of the Covid pandemic, another study found.

(1) Background: Lung cancer causes a substantial epidemiological burden in Greece. Yet, no formal national lung cancer screening program has been introduced to date. This study modeled the impact on lung cancer life years (LCLY) of a hypothetical scenario of comprehensive screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) of the high-risk population in Greece, as defined by the US Preventive Services Taskforce, would be screened and linked to care (SLTC) for lung cancer versus th...

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