Intercepting Endometrial Cancer: Opportunities to Expand Access Using New Technology
| Autor: | Mark E. Sherman, Jamie N. Bakkum-Gamez, Christopher C. DeStephano, Andrew M. Kaunitz, Jennifer L. Ridgeway |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Technology Assessment Biomedical Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ethnicity Humans Medicine Healthcare Disparities Disease management (health) Intensive care medicine Health Education business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Endometrial cancer Disease Management medicine.disease Endometrial Neoplasms Postmenopause 030104 developmental biology Health promotion Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Health education Uterine Hemorrhage business Risk assessment Patient education |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Prevention Research. 13:563-568 |
| ISSN: | 1940-6215 1940-6207 |
| DOI: | 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-19-0556 |
| Popis: | Although endometrial cancer is often diagnosed at an early curable stage, the incidence and mortality from endometrial cancer is rising and minority women are particularly at risk. We hypothesize that delays in clinical presentation contribute to racial disparities in endometrial cancer mortality and treatment-related morbidity. Improved methods for endometrial cancer risk assessment and distinguishing abnormal uterine bleeding and postmenopausal bleeding from physiologic variation are needed. Accordingly, we propose a multipronged strategy that combines innovative patient education with novel early detection strategies to reduce health impacts of endometrial cancer and its precursors, especially among Black women. Futuristic approaches using gamification, smartphone apps, artificial intelligence, and health promotion outside of the physical clinic hold promise in preventing endometrial cancer and reducing morbidity and mortality related to the disease, but they also raise a number of questions that will need to be addressed by future research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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