Preventive Care
Conference Coverage
Breast cancer outcomes are worse for Black men
Black Americans are more likely to be diagnosed at older ages and to die from the disease.
From the Journals
Mailed HPV test kits boost cervical cancer screening
About 23% of eligible women are overdue for cervical cancer screening by at least a year.
From the Journals
How BMI over time impacts GI cancer risk
These “important findings highlight the unmet need to identify the critical time window linking adiposity and GI cancer.”
Conference Coverage
Metabolic abnormalities boost obesity-related cancer risk
“A significant number of cancer cases could potentially be prevented by targeting the coexistence of metabolic problems and obesity, in particular...
Conference Coverage
BMI has greater impact on survival in younger breast cancer patients
Study of women on endocrine therapy for breast cancer addresses the effects of BMI on survival.
News from the FDA/CDC
New USPSTF draft suggests mammography start at 40, not 50
“It is now clear that screening every other year starting at age 40 has the potential to save about 20% more lives among all women.”
Commentary
The 30th-birthday gift that could save a life
Imagine a future when, at 30, you get your genome sequenced and doctors tell you what needs to be done to save your life.
Latest News
Asthma tied to increased risk for multiple cancers
Treatment with an inhaled steroid may lower that risk, perhaps by keeping inflammation in check.
From the Journals
H. pylori eradication therapy curbs risk for stomach cancer
The study is significant because “it is the first to show this effect in a large, diverse population in the U.S., where gastric cancer incidence...
Conference Coverage
Mammography after breast cancer: No benefit for older patients?
“Ongoing surveillance mammography in these patients may lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of cancers that potentially would not harm...
From the Journals
Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.