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Physicians can help address global burden of cancer inequality

As a global public health imperative, physicians and other health professionals must work together to address cancer inequality. Find out more with the AMA.

Ethics
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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 6, 2020

In the news: Bad flu season, SCOTUS on ACA appeal, little to link baby powder and cancer, cancer mortality declines, insurance cause of late breast cancer finding.

Publications & Newsletters
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Oct. 31, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Cancer, hospice and palliative care resources, Walmart's "refusal to fill" policy and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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New BRCA recommendations: What primary care doctors must know

Learn more about the USPSTF’s broadened guidance on women who can benefit from genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.

Population Health
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Mayo Clinic’s cancer telerehab program boosts quality of life 

A telerehabilitation program yielded improvements in cancer patients’ pain and function, showing the power of relatively low-tech interventions. 

Digital
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7 complex words you shouldn’t include on your consent form

A study finds that less than 10% of cancer treatment consent forms meet the National Cancer Institute’s readability recommendation. The forms also commonly include these hard-to-understand words.

Ethics
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3 Min Read

How to ease a terminal patient’s stress with earlier end-of-life care talks

Studies of a communication intervention for patients with advanced cancer showed it reduced anxiety and depression. Researchers suggest takeaways.

Chronic Diseases
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AMA presents government service award to director of Alaska Native Epidemiology Center

The AMA presented Dr. Ellen Provost with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Public Service.

Press Releases
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AMA presents government service award to NCI physician

The AMA presented Steven Rosenberg, MD, with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service for his development of new effective cancer treatments.

Press Releases