Cancer Article Summaries

Selected articles that are authored or coauthored by staff of CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control are summarized on the following pages. See all of CDC’s cancer research.

• How CDC Speeds Up Cancer Data Reporting
• Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States
• Heart Age Among Cancer Survivors
• Cervical Cancer Rates Have Dropped Among Young Women in the United States
• Bimanual Pelvic Exams and Pap Tests among Girls and Young Women
• Dense Breast Notification After Mammography
• Many Older Adults Don’t Protect Their Skin From the Sun
• Cost of Cancer-Related Neutropenia or Fever Hospitalizations
• Some Older Women Are Not Getting Recommended Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Money Worries Affect How Some Cancer Patients Take Prescribed Medicines
• Cancer Screening Prevalence Among Adults with Disabilities
• Developing a Cost Data Collection Tool for Cancer Registry Planning
• New Cases of Melanoma Among Hispanics in the United States
• Gallbladder Cancer Incidence and Death Rates