Social Determinants: Page 8

Primary doctors can help boost mammography compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
When primary care physicians are in regular contact with their patients, women are more likely to follow through on breast cancer screening, even among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a study published online February 5 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 6, 2019
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Interventional radiologist loses congressional race
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional radiologist Dr. Steve Ferrara has lost his Arizona 9th Congressional District bid, according to a report by Arizona Republic.
November 6, 2018
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Deep-learning tool plumbs x-rays for patient gender, age
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 26 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE06-06 | Room E353AIn this session, researchers will report early success in their development of deep convolutional neural networks to determine the gender and age of patients based on their chest x-rays.
November 6, 2018
Breast cancer studies overlook socioeconomic factors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Social factors such as race and economic position influence women's vulnerability to breast cancer, but they are rarely considered in breast cancer research, according to a commentary published in the July issue of Cancer Causes and Control.
June 27, 2018
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Lung cancer patient education materials are inadequate
By Kate Madden Yee
Online lung cancer screening patient education materials aren't as helpful as they need to be because they are written at a level beyond the general population's understanding, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 24, 2018
2018 05 22 21 54 4018 Computer Typing 400
ASRT readies education, training grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation will award grants of $500 each to as many as 50 radiologic technologists for their education and training.
June 6, 2018
Lung cancer more common in white women than men
By Abraham Kim
The incidence rate of lung cancer is now higher in non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. than it is in men of the same race, flipping the historical trend of a higher incidence in men, according to research published in the May 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 23, 2018
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Geography influences gender discrepancies in radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Women are underrepresented in the U.S. radiologist workforce, and geography appears to be a contributing factor, according to a study published online May 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 21, 2018
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ACP calls for gender equity in medicine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is calling for gender equity in physician compensation and career advancement in a paper published online April 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
April 16, 2018
Radiology education gets Second Life in virtual world
By Abraham Kim
How can the immersive, simulated environment of a virtual world benefit radiology education? By offering a way for students to engage in collaborative learning and training online with minimal use of resources, found researchers from Spain in a study published online March 26 in Academic Radiology.
April 4, 2018
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Race matters for breast cancer screening protocols
By Kate Madden Yee
More women of color in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer when they're younger than 50, compared with their white counterparts, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Surgery. The results suggest that age-based screening guidelines that don't take race into account may result in missed cancers.
March 7, 2018
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Geography, lack of specialization hinder imaging access
By Kate Madden Yee
Counties that are poor and rural are less likely to have access to a radiologist who accepts Medicare patients than counties that are richer and urban. These same counties are also less likely to have access to subspecialized radiologists, according to a study published online January 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
January 4, 2018
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