Here are six findings from cancer studies and other research efforts Becker's has covered since Oct. 4:
- Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia researchers found chronic stress increases the risk of cancer death by 14 percent.
- Massachusetts has the highest rate of mammograms at 88 percent. Here are the five states with the highest and lowest mammogram rates.
- New cancer vaccine research shines a positive light on the possibility of cancer vaccines. Three new vaccines are being studied in patients with pancreatic and breast cancer and colon polyps.
- A landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests colonoscopies are not as effective as previously thought, though they can still be helpful.
- Researchers at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a driver of deadly brain tumor growth that could serve as a novel target for treatment.
- Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past three decades; however, a racial gap persists in the U.S., according to the most recent statistics from the American Cancer Society.