According to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, overall death rates related to cancer have decreased in men, women and children for all major racial and ethnic groups between 1975 and 2014.

A new report from the National Cancer Institute reaffirms the efficacy of regular mammography screening, finding breast cancer deaths have dropped nearly 40 percent since 1990. This reduction represents over 274,000 lives saved, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR).

Two thirds of cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their treatment regimen. While most patients tolerate it well, some cases can lead to damage in healthy tissues that are also irradiated or a side effect called radiation-induced fibrosis.

The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and Bayer announced an alliance to establish the United States' first statewide radiation dose management repository for patients who undergo certain radiological procedures.

As part of the FDA’s Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program (EQUIP) Initiative, the Division of Mammography Quality Standards (DMQS) developed another tool to benefit facilties by enhancing their understanding of what inspectors will be looking for and not looking for with the new EQUIP questions.

A new system accurately identifying the subspecialties of practicing radiologists using Medicare data represents a considerable improvement over the system in place, which only differentiates between diagnostic radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and interventional radiologists.

Bracco Diagnostics announced the launch of its PROTOCO2L TOUCH Colon Insufflator that inflates the colon with carbon dioxide in patients who undergo CT colonography (CTC) for the detection of colon cancer.

While most cases of colon and rectal cancer are found in people 50 and over, the American Cancer Society notes a sharp spike of colorectal cancer in adults in their 20s and 30s.