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We’re moving! 🚀 The Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Prevention & Control (CPC) Program is officially relocating our social media presence to LinkedIn.

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Although Thailand’s national cervical cancer screening program offers HPV-based screening, uptake remains low. Laura Rozek and colleagues found that attitudes towards screening were a strong predictor of screening among ethnic minority and migrant women. https://t.co/CDGRyNKb4z

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In this new @MilbankFund article, @drCarterBawa argues that #stigma is a social determinant of health that leads to population health inequities. Stigma should be formally recognized as a social determinant of health so it can be addressed through policy. https://t.co/tAD7tvAdB1

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#ChildhoodCancer survivors are at risk of infertility. Nina Kadan-Lottick and team found 9% of female survivors agreed to reproductive endocrinology referral and none completed fertility preservation. More research on barriers to these services is needed. https://t.co/e0q762cbTQ

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Rates of #LungCancer screening are low nationwide. @drCarterBawa and colleagues interviewed health care providers and patients from rural and urban communities in North-Central Florida about barriers to screening and possible strategies to overcome them. https://t.co/vF6tv5dQSH

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Women at high risk for #BreastCancer should receive annual mammograms and consider supplemental breast MRI. In this new trial, @DrClaireC and team will test a decision support intervention for breast MRI among high-risk Black and Latina women. https://t.co/PeFrhNzDdc

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This new paper by George Luta of @gubiostats and colleagues explores the robust fitting of a reversible functional linear regression using a trimming approach, offering advanced methods for handling complex data distributions and resisting contamination.
https://t.co/DZR2aO4Ba1

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This new paper describes outcomes from the Young Scholars Program (YSP), a @LombardiCancer outreach program that aims to increase elementary school students’ interest in #STEM careers through hands-on, maker learning experiences 🧑‍🔬🤓
Read more 👇
https://t.co/S4G2BweYzC

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This @HMHNewJersey quality improvement initiative tracked #BreastCancer screening navigation outcomes. They found a critical barrier: navigators could not directly schedule breast cancer screening appointments. This must be addressed in future projects! https://t.co/rM3KiAHHkt

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New in @JAMAInternalMed from @drCarterBawa and colleagues! Appropriately timed multilevel reminders directed to PCPs to order and patients to schedule #LungCancer screening improved screening adherence in programs led by primary care physicians.
https://t.co/qvIErU3MZy

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New in @JMIRDermatology! @Ale_Hurtado_Men, @BeltranMirabal, Chiranjeev Dash, and team found that Spanish-speaking Hispanic outdoor workers rated a culturally tailored narrative video about skin cancer prevention as highly acceptable.
https://t.co/F5B1kW8c0x

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Kenneth Tercyak was featured in @Georgetown's Ask a Professor Series! He shares how targeted social media campaigns that are informative, visually appealing, and personally relevant could convince young adults to practice better sun safety behaviors. https://t.co/3x01sON2xY

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Flavoured cigarettes are becoming more popular in South Korea. In @TC_BMJ, David Levy and colleagues modeled the impact of a flavoured cigarette ban in South Korea. Such a ban could reduce smoking but may increase use of alternative tobacco products. https://t.co/vMVIyVaYbL

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Kids in rural communities have higher risk of #SkinCancer later in life than kids in urban settings. The Rural Adult and Youth Sun Protection (RAYS) trial will test a sports-based sun-safety intervention for kids in rural communities. Read more below ⤵️
https://t.co/dtMwNprkdW

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David Levy and colleagues described trends in use of combustible and non-combustible tobacco products in the US from 2015 to 2023. Exclusive use of combustible tobacco is declining but remains the most common pattern, especially in older adults. https://t.co/BGR2AKVKOM

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More researchers than ever are using patient portals contact potential study participants! @drCarterBawa, @Ale_Hurtado_Men and team found it is feasible to recruit Latino adults for a study of smoking cessation and physical activity using a patient portal. https://t.co/TeJuNs8uv8

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More Medicare recipients are getting genomic testing that helps match cancer patients to the most effective treatment for their tumor, but many still don't receive next-generation sequencing. Read more about this new analysis by @SoyeonKang_PhD and team 👇
https://t.co/6vRWd2h9Eb

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New from @priyanka_kanth and colleagues! They quantified women's 1st and last authorship across selected gastroenterology and hepatology journals. From 2013 to 2025, women's authorship increased, but senior authorship remained lower than 1st authorship. https://t.co/7z2vth6ql4

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COPD prevalence estimates from US national surveys vary widely. This review by @LuzMaSanRo and colleagues characterizes this variability. Consistent assessment methods are needed to better understand and address the real burden of COPD in the US. https://t.co/VOPjILtn99

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Using structural brain MRI, Jeanne Mandelblatt and colleagues found that older #BreastCancer survivors demonstrated gray matter decline and accelerated brain aging in the first two years after cancer, with comorbidities amplifying frontal vulnerability.
https://t.co/zBxgol3DgO