"Are Rare Cancers On The Rise?" - Kristen Fischer
Cancer remains a major health obstacle across the globe, but now it looks like rare forms of cancer are becoming more common. According to a study, 1 in 5 cancers diagnosed in America is considered rare. "The increase in the proportion of rare cancers calls for more funds in research in these diseases, which may not have benefitted from advances as much as more common cancers," said Paolo Boffetta, MD, MPH, the associate director for cancer prevention at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai. Being able to target rare cancers more affordably and create treatments based on those advanced detection methods may mean that more people with rare cancers will receive treatments as effective as treatments used to battle more common types of the disease.
- Paolo Boffetta, MD, MPH, Professor, Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oncological Services, Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Associate Director, Population Sciences, Tish Cancer Institute, Chief, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai