New from CDC
Breastfeeding for Cancer Prevention
In addition to lowering a mother’s risk for type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, breastfeeding can also lower a mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancers. In honor of World Breastfeeding Month, read this blog from CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
Using Inside Knowledge Campaign Materials to Improve Gynecologic Cancer Knowledge in Underserved Women
About 30,000 U.S. women die each year from gynecologic cancer, which disproportionately affects underserved and minority populations. This project aimed at increasing and assessing awareness of risk, symptoms, and recommended screenings and prevention activities in underserved women, through unique collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Inside Knowledge (IK) campaign, which was designed to educate women about gynecologic cancer, and the CDC's national network of organizations to reduce cancer-related disparities.
Clinical counseling on sun protection and indoor tanning avoidance: A survey of current practices among U.S. health care providers
Clinicians can play a role in skin cancer prevention by counseling their patients on use of sun protection and indoor tanning avoidance. Almost half (48.5%) of all providers reported regularly counseling on sun protection, and 27.4% reported regularly counseling on indoor tanning.
Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers — United States, 2012–2016
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly all cervical cancers and some cancers of the vagina, vulva, penis, anus, and oropharynx. Cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination can prevent many of these cancers. Ongoing surveillance for HPV-associated cancers can inform state-level and national-level HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening efforts and monitor their long-term impact.
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Routine recommendations for HPV vaccination of adolescents have not changed. Catch-up HPV vaccination is now recommended for all persons through age 26 years. For adults aged 27 through 45 years, public health benefit of HPV vaccination in this age range is minimal; shared clinical decision-making is recommended because some persons who are not adequately vaccinated might benefit.
Urban–rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, by Sex, Age, and Type of Drugs Involved, 2017
Drug overdose deaths remain a significant public health concern in the United States. This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to examine urban–rural differences in drug overdose death rates by sex, age group, and the type of drugs involved.
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Nonsmoking Youth: United States, 2013–2016
In 2013–2016, more than one-third (35.4%) of U.S. nonsmoking youth aged 3–17 years were exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) from tobacco, as measured by cotinine in the blood. The percentage of SHS exposure was higher for youth aged 3–11 than for youth aged 12–17, and similar for boys and girls.
