🩺 Axios PM: Earlier cancer checks

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Open in app View in browser   Presented By The Brennan Center for Justice   Axios PM By Mike Allen · May 09, 2023 👋 Happy Tuesday! Today's PM — edited by Erica Pandey — is 638 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for the copy edit. 💸 Mark your calendars: Our dealmakers event Axios BFD is heading to San Francisco tomorrow! You'll hear from big names in Silicon Valley on what's driving headlines, markets and deals. The livestream starts at 2 p.m. PT — register here to join us virtually. Situational awareness: This afternoon, a jury ordered former President Trump to pay damages to writer E. Jean Carroll in a sexual assault and defamation civil lawsuit. Read on.     1 big thing: Younger breast cancer screenings A technician carries out a mammogram. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images The recommended age for women to start getting mammograms every other year should be lowered from 50 to 40, according to draft health panel recommendations released today. Why it matters: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found that starting formal breast cancer screenings 10 years earlier could save 19% more lives, Axios' Kelly Tyko writes. The big picture: Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer and the second-most common cause of cancer death for women in the U.S. Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in their 40s have twice the mortality rate of white women in the same situation, The New York Times notes. Worth noting: The panel recommended scans every two years instead of annually because they found no additional benefit in doing yearly checks, The Times reports. Annual scans may cause more harm than good by increasing the number of false positives, which can lead to anxiety and invasive procedures. Share this story.     2. 🎓 Chinese students cool on U.S. colleges Chinese graduates celebrate after Columbia's 2016 commencement. Photo: Xinhua/Li Muzi via Getty Images   A U.S. college education, once a status symbol for Chinese families, appears to be losing its appeal, Axios' Han Chen reports. Why it matters: China has been the top country of origin for international students in the U.S. for more than a decade, making it a key source of revenue for many American universities and colleges. 🧮 By the numbers: The number of undergraduate students from China dropped about 13% last year, compared to the previous year. The decline could be attributed in part to travel restrictions brought on by the pandemic. But data from the Institute of International Education shows that Chinese student enrollment had already started to plateau during the 2017-18 academic year. ⚡ What's happening: Analysts tell Axios that Chinese students are increasingly looking elsewhere for higher education. In 2015, about half of Chinese students planning to study abroad wanted to study in the U.S., but that percentage dropped to 30% in 2022, according to surveys conducted by New Oriental, a Chinese education company. In the same period, those who wanted to study in the U.K. jumped from 32% to 41%. Chinese student enrollment at the University of Toronto has increased every year over the last decade. Share this story.     A message from The Brennan Center for Justice President Biden must fully ban racial profiling     No one should be targeted for investigation or suspicion using race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ethnicity. Our security and values are best served when federal agencies make decisions based on facts, not bias. Learn more.     3. Catch me up Cover: St. Martin's Press   📚 Read a special excerpt for Axios readers from "The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs," out today from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.): "Your obstacles are your path. And sometimes when you don't quite make it to the top of the trail, you learn all kinds of lessons along the way." Read on. 🏠 Home prices fell in more than a third of U.S. metros in the first quarter of 2023 — the most widespread decline in over a decade. More from The Wall Street Journal. 🥊 Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — who has not ruled out a presidential run — is out with her first 2024 TV ad today, attacking former President Trump and warning that he "is a risk America can never take again." Go deeper.     4. 🛹 1 fun thing: Dogs on wheels Photos: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images   Dogs take part in a skateboarding competition in Bangkok as part of Pet Expo Thailand. They were judged on form and agility and separated into novice and experienced categories. 🥇 Suradej (top right) took home the first prize among the experienced dogs.     A message from The Brennan Center for Justice President Biden must fully ban racial profiling     No one should be targeted for investigation or suspicion using race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or ethnicity. Our security and values are best served when federal agencies make decisions based on facts, not bias. Learn more.   Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. 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