In a randomized trial published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, people with cancer or caring for someone with cancer flagged misleading treatment posts far more often when the posts carried prompts: 38% with social-cue prompts vs. 12% without.
A study of 185 patients and 15 genetic counselors, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, found that counselors' explicit medical stereotypes favoring White patients were linked to poorer alliance, satisfaction and decision-making among Black patients.
A study of cancer registries in California and Massachusetts, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, found that formerly incarcerated people had worse cancer survival (hazard ratio 1.71) than people never incarcerated.