While trust in physicians as sources of cancer information remained high across the COVID-19 pandemic, trust in government agencies fell, particularly among young, White, urban males.
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I'm working to develop a trial using a personal recording device synced to AI to do something like this for patients undergoing treatment for cancer. You in? 😊
If I was a doctor with a private practice, I would offer to sit with the patient and configure their Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok with instructions and skills, along with a series of prompts/tasks that the patient can use and that can be shared with the doctor and inform the patient.
LLM , every day at 5pm I want you to ask Joe the following questions , and show him your response. Upon completion , I want you to email me everything in this chat
Every morning I want you to look for new questions I emailed joe that will come from my email with the subject Questions
Rinse and repeat.
You get the point.
Help the patient use AI to help you help the patient.
Thoughts ?
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JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics Special Series on Catchment Area Analysis. Co-authored by @ToddBurus.
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A decade after being recommended by the USPSTF, lung cancer screening adherence keeps improving, but there's still a long way to go.
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Dear @DrJBhattacharya, I'm sure you're busy with responsibilities as the new acting @CDCgov director, but I'd greatly appreciate an opportunity to discuss with you issues with researchers being able to access restricted use BRFSS data. Just let me know. Best.
Our research on the impacts of COVID-19 on cancer care continues. Hopefully this study can play a small part in improving our healthcare system and making better plans for future disruptive events.
Individuals diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and 2021 had lower 1-year survival than before the pandemic, with greatest impact seen in older adults and non-Hispanic minority groups.
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This is a funny article that I really want to share with all the people who have ever told me we have to be careful recommending exercise for cancer survivors.
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Would love to connect with some groups to come on as sponsors for this meeting. Any interest @tableau, @canva, @CARTO, @Mapbox?
Registration is now open for the 2026 AACI Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx) Conference, March 9-11 in Atlanta. This year’s theme is Bringing Data to Life: Connecting Catchment Area Science to People. Register here: bit.ly/4oX4Dtt
US cancer incidence rates for the COVID-19 pandemic were 6.7 % lower than expected, resulting in 160,475 unaccounted-for cases.
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As we consider the future of scientific funding in the US, it is important that this funding goes to the places of greatest need. Our recent essay dives deeper into this question as it pertains to how we fund NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.
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Interesting article confirming what many of us thought. The COVID-19 Pandemic featured many unintended consequences that tomorrow's experts need to add to their risk calculus.
Immunity to S pyogenes and Common Respiratory Viruses at Age 0 to 4 Years jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
We have a new editorial out on methodological issues with calculating lung cancer screening estimates from BRFSS data. There is a long way to go to get good data on this topic currently, and it's important that we handle what we do have with care.
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Save the Date: #CADEx2026
AACI will host the 2026 Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx) Conference March 9–11 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Stay tuned for details on registration, sessions, speakers, abstract submissions, and support opportunities.
Excited to add this work to the conversation about how we fund the amazing work being done by our cancer centers and making sure it's going to impact those most in need.
This study of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers found no association between Cancer Center Support Grant funding and catchment area cancer burden. ja.ma/44UzrEe
Excited to share our new work comparing NCI-Designated Cancer Center catchment area cancer burden to the funding these centers receive through the Cancer Center Support Grant. We believe more work is needed to best address the cancer needs of our nation.
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Come join us in Atlanta to hear about the great geospatial work being done in our cancer centers and learn more about how you can apply these skills in your own community.
Save the Date - AACI will host the 2026 Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx) Conference on March 9–11 at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Additional details on registration, sessions, speakers, abstract submissions, and support opportunities will be available soon. #CADEx2026
Dear @SecKennedy, could you please make it easier for researchers to obtain restricted-use @BRFSS data? Current options are inadequate. There is so much work we could do to help MAHA with better access to this rich dataset. CC: @HHSGov @CDCgov