All articles tagged: Hematology & Oncology

Teledermoscopy has high accuracy for detecting skin cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Jenne P. Ingrassia, from New York Medical College in Valhalla, and colleagues conducted a prospective diagnostic accuracy study to compare the accuracy of telemedici

If Congress lets health care tax credits established during the pandemic expire, 4 million Americans will become uninsured, a new analysis warns.The tax credits, which have significantly lowered out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans, are set to expire at the end of 2025."Allowing these credits to expire will force families to c

Although the United States has made significant headway in curbing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, a new report finds deep divisions remain and they run along predictable fault lines.Disparities in tobacco use continue to persist by income and occupation, geography, education, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Mehmet Oz, M.D., to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.In a statement, Trump said that Oz will "work closely with Robert Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake," The New York Times reported. Trump

Many young patients with early-onset cancer report having a fertility preservation (FP) discussion with their health care professional prior to treatment, according to a research letter published online Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.Samantha R. Keller, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues eva

The increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer in young Americans is mainly due to increased detection of smaller, early-stage endocrine cancer, according to a research letter published online Nov. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Vishal R. Patel, M.D., M.P.H., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined wh

Barriers to widespread access to cancer treatments include excessive cost and lack of affordability, according to a review published online Nov. 18 in Cancer.Arafat H. Tfayli, M.D., from the American University of Beirut Medical Center, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the current state of cancer drug development

For patients with unresectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by immunochemotherapy (iCT) and then surgery is promising, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Clinical Cancer Research.Xin Wang, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical C

Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) initiating oral anticoagulants have an increased risk for bleeding when using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), according to a study published online Nov. 17 in the European Heart Journal.Søren Riis Petersen, from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues conducted a na

Newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer patients receiving palliative care (PC) consultations have an increased prevalence of anxiety and depression, according to a study recently published in Healthcare.Divya S. Subramaniam, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and colleagues conducted a retrospective analysis o

The frequency of medical board discipline for physician-spread misinformation is low, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.Richard S. Saver, J.D., from the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, compared the level of professional discipline of physicians for spreading medical misinformat

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The department encompasses numerous key agencies, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, Medicaid, and Medicare.In a stat

Many individuals with sickle cell anemia undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with oocyte cryopreservation (OC) have complications, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, to be held from Dec. 9 to 12 in San Diego.Marti Goldenberg, D.O., from Johns Hopkins Hos

Neoantigen DNA vaccines are safe and capable of inducing neoantigen-specific immune responses in patients with triple-negative breast cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Genome Medicine.Xiuli Zhang, M.D., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues developed a neoantigen DNA vacc

For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with a lower risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, to be held from Dec. 9 to 12 in San Diego.Cho Han Chiang, M.D.,

Children and adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with lymphoma and insured by Medicaid who maintain Medicaid coverage before diagnosis are less likely to have late-stage disease, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in Blood Advances.Xinyue Zhang, from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta

In the active surveillance era, overtreatment of men with limited life expectancy (LE) decreased for those with low-risk prostate cancer, but increased for those with intermediate-risk and high-risk disease from 2000 to 2019, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Timothy J. Daskivich, M.D., from

Few high-risk individuals have heard of or have discussed lung cancer screening (LCS) with a health care practitioner, according to a research letter published online Oct. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Kalyani Sonawane, Ph.D., from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and colleagues examined LCS communication for U.S. indi

Prostate cancer (PCA) treatment is associated with increased rates of complications in the 12 years after treatment, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in JAMA Oncology.Joseph M. Unger, Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, and colleagues characterized long-term treatment-related adverse effects and complica

There is a negative association between travel time to tanning facilities and county-level melanoma incidence rates, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.Guixing Wei, Ph.D., from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues examined the association between melanoma inc

Cancer disparities are evident across the Human Development Index (HDI) and are projected to increase by 2050, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Habtamu Mellie Bizuayehu, Ph.D., M.P.H., from The University of Queensland in Australia, and colleagues measured the global burden of 36 cancers in 2022 by sex,

From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Cancer Screening and Prevention.Ruofei Du, Ph.D., from Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine in Xianyang, and colleagues examined CMM incid

There is a small inverse association between plasma omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in the International Journal of Cancer.Yuchen Zhang, from the University of Georgia in Athens, and colleagues investigated the associations of plasma omega-3 and omeg

Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors for developing postoperative neurogenic bladder (PONB) after rectal cancer surgery, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in BMC Gastroenterology.Tomohiro Matsui, M.D., from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan,

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk classification improves prognostication with localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JCO Precision Oncology.Jonathan David Tward, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and colleagues developed a clinically usable risk grouping system usin

Most people continue to believe that pancreatic cancer affects only the elderly and that there is nothing they can do to reduce their risk, according to the results of a new survey from The Ohio State University.A national web- and telephone-based survey (Oct. 4 to 7) of 1,004 respondents was conducted by The Ohio State University Comprehensive

Evidence-based smoking cessation treatment within six months of a cancer diagnosis maximizes survival benefit, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in JAMA Oncology.Paul M. Cinciripini, Ph.D., from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues examined the association between time of entry in

Open primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) has an acceptable morbidity profile in men with testicular cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in BJU International.Jacob D. McFadden, M.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues characterized current perioperative

Institutional leaders consider policies about late-career physicians (LCPs; physicians working beyond age 65 to 75 years) to be successful, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Noting that some health care organizations (HCOs) have adopted LCP policies requiring cognitive, physical, and practice

More than one-third of patients have emergency department use within 90 days before a confirmed cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.Keerat Grewal, M.D., from Sinai Health at the University of Toronto, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, population-b

Some pesticides are associated with increased prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Cancer.Simon John Christoph Soerensen, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues examined the potential role of agricultural pesticide exposure in prostate cancer

A new set of skin cancer risk factors can improve detection of suspicious skin lesions, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Scientific Reports.Shafiqul Islam, Ph.D., from the University of Essex in Colchester, England, and colleagues examined artificial intelligence (AI) models that use patient metadata consisting of 23 attr

Lack of health insurance coverage accounts for a considerable proportion of racial and ethnic disparities in advanced-stage diagnoses of cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can decrease the risk for developing early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) in patients with diabetes regardless of weight, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, held from Oct. 25 to 30 in Philadelphia.Temitope Olasehinde, M.D., from

Inavolisib plus palbociclib-fulvestrant yields significantly longer progression-free survival than placebo plus palbociclib-fulvestrant in patients with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to a study published in the Oct. 3

Early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) mortality rose in the United States over the past two decades, most notably in patients aged 20 to 44 years, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, held from Oct. 25 to 30 in Philadelphia.Yazan Abboud, M.D., from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

For patients with operative triple-negative breast cancer, a multigene signature can help tailor adjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in The BMJ.Min He, from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer and Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer, and colleagues conducted a randomized phase 3 trial in seven cancer centers

Cell-free DNA blood tests (cf-bDNA) may be more costly and less effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than other screening modalities, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Uri Ladabaum, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues estimated t

Many Medicare beneficiaries are at risk for financial hardship from the costs of a single hospital stay, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Paula Chatterjee, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and colleagues identified beneficiaries who would face

Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Radiology.Hannah Williams, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues evaluated the ability of restaging MRI to predict oncolog

For older patients with breast cancer, non-Hispanic Black race is associated with increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care (GCC) and less timely initiation of treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA Network Open.Brenda S. Castillo, M.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and

Many patients with cancer diagnoses experience lasting financial difficulties, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons, held from Oct. 19 to 22 in San Francisco.Jorge L. Gomez-Mayorga, M.D., from Beth Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues conducted a difference-in-differences anal

Expanding Medicaid is associated with an increase in receipt of guideline-concordant treatment among nonelderly women newly diagnosed with hormone receptor (HR)-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network</

Protracted low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation among radiation-monitored workers is associated with mortality due to some hematologic malignancies, according to a study published online in the October issue of The Lancet Hematology.Klervi Leuraud, Ph.D., from the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire in Fontenay-aux-R

Higher adherence to American dietary guideline recommendations may be associated with a lower risk for grade reclassification in men diagnosed with grade group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA Oncology.Zhou Tony Su, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, a

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices.The appointment of a new director for the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-devices-and-r

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma who

For patients receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) treatment for primary gynecologic malignancies, corneal toxicity is not uncommon, but usually resolves, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, held from Oct. 18 to 21 in Chicago.Filippos Vingopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., from Stanford Univers

Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) completion and yield rates are similar in people aged 45 to 49 years and those aged 50 years, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Theodore R. Levin, M.D., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, and colleagues examined FIT completion and yield i

Aerobic exercise does not result in differences in objective cognitive function after chemotherapy completion among women with breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Cancer.Jennifer Brunet, Ph.D., from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the effects of an aerobic exercise interv

Compared with conventional colonoscopy, computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopies have an increased rate of adenomas per colonoscopy and higher adenoma detection rates, according to a review published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Saeed Soleymanjahi, M.D., M.P.H., from Mass General Brigham and th

Overall, cancer detection in the United States recovered meaningfully in 2021 following substantial disruptions in 2020, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Uriel Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and colleagues evaluated the disruption and potential recovery in c

Measures of social support are associated with screening for specific types of cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in Cancer Causes &amp; Control.Jordan Baeker Bispo, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the impact of living arrangements and residential stability on cancer

Treating hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections with antibiotics for seven days is noninferior to treating for 14 days, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oct. 16 to 19 in &nbsp;Los Angeles.Nick Daneman, M.D., and Rob Fowler, M.D., from the University

⁸⁹Zr-labeled monoclonal antibody ([⁸⁹Zr]Zr-girentuximab) for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is accurate for detecting patients with clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, according to a study published online in the October issue of The Lancet Oncology.Brian Shuch, M.D., from the University of California Los Angeles

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improves disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer after surgery with curative intent, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the&nbsp;Journal of Clinical Oncology.Brian M. Slomovitz, M.D., from Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, and colleagues conducted a

Two lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for small nodules in pediatric patients, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.Russell C. Hardie, Ph.D., from the University of Dayton in Ohio

Women using levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Lina Steinrud Mørch, Ph.D., from the Danish Cancer Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues examined breast cancer risk wit

Excess body fat plays a role in postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, which could be underestimated using only body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Oct. 17 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.Naiara Cubelos-Fernández, from the University of León Institute of Biomedicine in Spai

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is noninferior to conventional or moderately fractionated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer (PC), according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the&nbsp;New England Journal of Medicine.Nicholas van As, from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, and colleagues assessed whether SBRT is n

For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), tenecteplase (TNK) has improved functional outcome and reduced disability and similar safety to alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator [TPA]), according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Neurology.Lina Palaiodimou, M.D., Ph.D., from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For patients with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma, nivolumab with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (N+AVD) yields longer progression-free survival (PFS) than brentuximab vedotin with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (BV+AVD), according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Alex

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant, for the treatment of adults with endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.Th

The International Ovarian Tumour Analysis consortium (IOTA) Assessment of Different Neoplasias in the Adnexa (ADNEX) at 10 percent is more sensitive, but less specific, for diagnosing ovarian cancer compared with Risk of Malignancy 1 (RMI1) at 250, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Oncology.Sudha Sunda

Exposure to radon levels, even below current recommended levels, heightens the risk for childhood leukemia, according to a study published in the December 2024 issue of&nbsp;Science of the Total Environment.Matthew Bozigar, from Oregon State University in Corvallis, and colleagues investigated the association between domestic radon e

In the United States, there is a growing reliance on industry to conduct cancer clinical research, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the&nbsp;Journal of Clinical Oncology.Joseph M. Unger, Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, and colleagues evaluated cancer trial enrollment patterns from 2008 to 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Hympavzi (marstacimab-hncq) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors or hemophilia B without factor IX inhibitors.Unlike other drugs that replace a c

In a new clinical guideline issued by the American College of Chest Physicians and published online Sept. 27 in CHEST, recommendations are presented for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) specimen processing and handling.Noting that EBUS-TBNA has become the standard for initial lung cancer diag

For patients aged 18 to 64 years with chronic diseases, electronically delivered letter nudges increase influenza vaccination rates compared with usual care, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Niklas Dyrby Johansen, M.D., Ph.D., from Copenhagen University Hospital -- Herlev a

A considerable proportion of cancer-related crowdfunding stories share experiences of medical financial hardships and health-related social needs (HRSNs), according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Oncology.Zhiyuan Zheng, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues used a large natural languag

For patients with acute brain injury, a liberal transfusion strategy is associated with a lower risk for having an unfavorable neurological outcome, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, held from O

More than half of U.S. physician peer reviewers for the most influential medical journals receive industry payments, according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.David-Dan Nguyen, M.P.H., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues characterized payments by drug and m

For patients undergoing nonemergent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), use of an extracorporeal blood purification (EBP) device is associated with a lower rate of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI), according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congr

For patients with glioblastoma imaged daily with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-linear accelerator (linac) throughout the chemoradiation therapy course, anatomic changes can be detected, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the International Journal of Radiology Oncology - Biology - Physics.Kaylie Cullison, Ph.D., from th

Hematologic cancer develops in some patients receiving lentiviral elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, according to a study published in the Oct. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Christine N. Duncan, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues analyzed periphe

Aerobic physical activity (APA) is associated with a small but significant reduction in depression among adults with cancer, according to a review published online Oct. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew Kulchycki, M.D., from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to

For men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer, time to testosterone recovery (TR) varies with ADT duration, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in European Urology.Wee Loon Ong, M.B.B.S., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues obtained individual patient data from randomize

Patients with stage I/II breast cancers have excellent prognosis, but account for more than 60 percent of breast cancer-specific death (BCSD) because of their large absolute volumes, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the&nbsp;Journal of the National Cancer Institute.&nbsp;Michal Marczyk, Ph.D., from Silesian University

Across countries, there are considerable disparities in the availability and timeliness of availability of new cancer drugs, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in BMJ Global Health.Meng Li, Ph.D., from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues examined the availability and timeliness of availability of new cancer drugs

Patients with a first melanoma diagnosis have an increased risk for a second melanoma diagnosis, regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a research letter published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Dermatology.Shoshana Zhang, from Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, and colleagues examined the absolute risk of second

Cancer incidence is increased overall in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), with considerable differences depending on cancer type, age, and sex, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Neurology.Chloe Pierret, from Rennes University in France, and colleagues conducted a 10-year nationwide retrospective matched cohort stud

For individuals with obesity, metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) is associated with a reduced risk for pancreatic cancer, especially among those with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a review published online Oct. 9 in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews.Angeliki M. Angelidi, M.D., Ph.D., from the Broad Institute of MIT and Har

An online decision aid is helpful for breast cancer patients deciding about immediate breast reconstruction (BR) after mastectomy, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbsp;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Jacqueline A. ter Stege, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, and colleagues evaluated the effi

For preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease (SCD), social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with the risk for complications and hospitalizations, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in Blood Advances.Hamda Khan, from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and colleagues examined whether

The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C., drawing more than 8,500 participants from around the world, including physicians, oncology nurses, radiation therapists, biologists, physicists, and other cancer researchers. The confer

Social risk factors are associated with decreased odds of receiving preventive services such as mammograms, Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, flu or pneumococcal vaccines, and colonoscopies, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Tamara Schroeder, M.D., from the University of California, Davis, and colleagues exa

Artificial intelligence (AI) scores may be able to estimate the risk for future breast cancer and lead to earlier diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Jonas Gjesvik, from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo, and colleagues examined whether a commercial artificial intelligence (AI

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) results in a deep and durable response, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in&nbsp;Blood.Surbhi Sidana, M.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues reported outcomes with cilta-cel in the standard-of-care s

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will require the removal of all lead pipes from the country's water systems.“We’ve known for decades that lead exposure has serious long-term impacts for children’s health. And yet, millions of lead service lines are still delivering drinking water to homes,”&nbsp;EPA Admi

During the first decade of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), survival and mortality increased among young adults with cancer who were eligible for dependent care expansion (DCE), according to a study published online Oct. 7 in&nbsp;Cancer.Michael Roth, M.D., from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues c

A one-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program is projected to prevent a similar number of cervical cancers as a two-dose program, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.Mélanie Drolet, Ph.D., from the Université Laval in Québec City, and colleagues used an individ

For patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), the autologous, CD19-directed, 4-1BB chimeric antigen receptor T-cell product, lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel), is safe for outpatients and inpatients and is efficacious, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Blood Advances.Yuliya Linhares, M.D., from the

For umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT), overall survival has improved over time, according to a study published in the October issue of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.Karen Ballen, M.D., from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, and colleagues compared outcomes of UCBT by social determinants of health in

Implementation of a tobacco-free generation could substantially reduce global lung cancer mortality, according to a study published in the October issue of&nbsp;The Lancet Public Health.Julia Rey Brandariz, Ph.D., from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and colleagues estimated the impact of eliminating tobacco smoking

Uptake of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening increased after the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation that all average-risk individuals aged 45 to 49 years should receive screening, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Sunny Siddique, M.P.H., from the Yale School of Public Heal

A third of childhood cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence even decades later, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Alex Pizzo, from Concordia University in Montreal, and colleagues characterized the prevalence of and risk factors for clinically significant fear of cancer recurrence in adult sur

Many patients with brain metastases who experience initial neurocognitive failure (NCF) following brain radiation therapy demonstrate recovery, with greater rates of cognitive recovery (CR) for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Sept. 29 to Oct.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton beam therapy (PBT) offer similar outcomes for patients with localized prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C.Jason A. Efstathiou, M.D., from Massachusetts General Ho

A substantial smoking-attributable burden can be avoided by accelerating the pace of smoking elimination, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Public Health.Stein Emil Vollset, M.D., M.P.H., from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Bergen, and fellow GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators used the

Integrated cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentome and protein analyses detect ovarian cancers with high performance, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Cancer Discovery.Jamie E. Medina, Ph.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues used

For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, extended lymphadenectomy does not improve disease-free or overall survival compared with standard lymphadenectomy, according to a study published in the Oct. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Seth P. Lerner, M.D., from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagu

U.S. racial disparities in mortality decreased from 1999 to 2015 for Black men and to 2011 for Black women, followed by stagnation or regression, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Adith S. Arun, from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues sought to compare excess age

Female physicians remain underrepresented among residents entering high-compensation specialties, according to a research letter published online Sept. 30 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.Karina Pereira-Lima, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined national trends in the prop

For patients undergoing breast reconstruction, a 16-fraction course of hypofractionated postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) is noninferior to a 25-fraction conventional course, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C.Matthew

Olanzapine may be better than prochlorperazine for reducing refractory nausea in patients with breast cancer starting a high/moderate emetogenic chemotherapy regimen, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual Quality Care Symposium, held from Sept. 27 to 28 in San Francisco.&nbsp;Luke Joseph Peppone, Ph

Circulating antibodies against cancer-testis antigens (CTAgs) are found in stage I and stage II melanoma plasma samples, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, held from Sept. 25 to 28 in Amsterdam.Cristina Vico-Alonso, M.D., from Monash University Public Health and Preventi

Certain oral bacteria are a risk factor for development of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), according to a study published online Sept. 26 in&nbsp;JAMA Oncology.Soyoung Kwak, Ph.D., from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues tested whether oral bacterial and fungal microbiomes

Screening pregnant women during their first trimester with a target ferritin concentration of &gt;60 μg/L may identify those at risk for iron deficiency later in pregnancy, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the&nbsp;American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Elaine K. McCarthy, Ph.D., from University College Cork in Irelan

The 2023 cisplatin shortage led to a shift in utilization to alternative therapies for head and neck cancer (HNC), resulting in significant cost increases, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual Quality Care Symposium, held from Sept. 27 to 28 in San Francisco.Puneeth Indurlal, M.D., from the U.S. Onco

Upward trends in breast cancer incidence among women have continued, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Angela N. Giaquinto, M.S.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues presented the biennial update of statistics on breast cancer among women using incidence and m

For patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Gerard T. Portela, Ph.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues estimated the

For patients with suspicion for prostate cancer, transperineal biopsy has similar cancer detection rates as transrectal biopsy but a significantly lower risk for infection, according to a research letter published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Oncology.Jim C. Hu, M.D., M.P.H., from the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine Hospital in

The overall incidence rates for all cancer sites and specific cancer sites returned to prepandemic levels in 2021, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Nadia Howlader, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, and colleagues used 2021 incidence data from

Omitting biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results is associated with a significantly reduced relative risk for detecting clinically insignificant prostate cancer, according to a study published in the Sept. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Jonas Hugosson, M.D., Ph.D., from Sahlgrenska Aca

An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Claire M. Starling, M.P.H., from the MedStar Health Research Institute in Washington, D.C., and colleagues assessed the efficacy of a C

Non-Hispanic Black patients in the United States appear to have persistent disparities in terms of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for various hematologic cancers, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Network Open.Theresa Hahn, Ph.D., from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, and c

Patients with primary thyroid cancer who receive radioactive iodine therapy have an elevated risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers when limiting the cancer site to the head and neck, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Network Open.Shawheen J. Rezaei, from the Stanford University School of Medici

For patients with hemophilia B, fidanacogene elaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene-therapy vector for hemophilia B containing a high-activity human factor IX variant, is superior to prophylaxis, according to a study published in the Sept. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Adam Cuker, M.D., from the Universit

Early adoption of the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) population management dashboard, the purpose of which includes pharmacist review and correction of off-label dosing prescriptions, is associated with reduced rates of off-label DOAC dosing prescription and reduced bleeding, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of the

Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Blood.Olubusola Oluwole, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues determined the cumulative incidence and rates for primary and recurrent strokes and TIAs in pe

A postoperative wearable device may improve physical activity and patient-reported dyspnea at six months after lung cancer surgery, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Junghee Lee, M.D., from the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues evaluated the effect

Childhood adversity is associated with worse biological health and an elevated risk for many major health problems, according to a study published in the January 2025 issue of&nbsp;Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.Jenna Alley, Ph.D., from the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted latent class analyses (LCAs) t

The prevalence of obesity among adults was 40.3 percent during August 2021 to August 2023, according to a September data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.Samuel D. Emmerich, D.V.M., from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, and colleagues used data from the National Health and Nutritio

A considerable proportion of U.S. adults has absolute and functional iron deficiency, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open.Yahya M.K. Tawfik, Pharm.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study analyzing data from the National Health and Nutritional Exa

For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), measurable residual disease (MRD) after the end of first consolidation (EOC) can be used to predict the need for subsequent MRD measurements, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Leukemia.Janine Stutterheim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric On

Nearly half of patients with cancer experience some level of financial hardship (FH), according to a study published online Aug. 15 in&nbsp;JCO Oncology Practice.Betina Yanez, Ph.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues used data from 2,305 participants in the Northwestern University

The incidence of a composite cardiovascular disease (CVD) end point is increased among older adults with cancer, especially those with metastatic, hematological, and lung cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Cancer.Jaidyn Muhandiramge, M.D., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues conducted a

For patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), pomalidomide yields a significant reduction in epistaxis severity, according to a study published in the Sept. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Hanny Al-Samkari, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a randomized, place

For patients with recurrent or refractory graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R)-blocking antibody axatilimab results in a high incidence of overall response, according to a study published in the Sept. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Daniel Wolff, M.D., from University Hospit

Higher incarceration rates are associated with increased county- and state-level cancer mortality rates, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Jingxuan Zhao, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the association of county-level jail a

For patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and progression during or after one to two prior lines of therapy, including one immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), tivozanib has efficacy, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in The Lancet to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held

Disease-free survival is significantly longer with adjuvant pembrolizumab than observation among patients with high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma after radical surgery, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncol

Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.Known as TIRF medications, these products contain fentanyl and are used to manage breakthrough pain in cancer patients who have become tolerant to around-the-clock opioid therapy, the FDA said in a <a

For patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab yields a significant improvement in overall survival compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can increase cancer detection compared with two-dimensional digital mammography (DM), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in Radiology.Liane Elizabeth Philpotts, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues compared cancer types and stages over three ye

Among cancer survivors, excess body weight is associated with an increased risk for a second primary malignant neoplasm, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Network Open.Clara Bodelon, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined whether excess body weight is associated with the risk

For patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer, adjuvant therapy with durvalumab leads to significantly longer overall and progression-free survival, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held from Sept.

For patients with advanced melanoma, there is a survival benefit for nivolumab plus ipilimumab and for nivolumab monotherapy compared with ipilimumab monotherapy, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held from S

Neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves structure preservation (SP) for patients with T3, T4a, and selected T4b resectable nasal and paranasal sinus squamous cell carcinoma (NPNSCC) requiring orbital or skull base resection, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held from Sept. 1

Women with early-stage breast cancer may now take Kisqali, a medication already approved for advanced disease, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's expanded approval of the treatment, drug maker Novartis announced Tuesday.“The FDA approval of Kisqali for this early breast cancer p

A new prognostic model can predict and stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in noncirrhotic adult patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Gi-Ae Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from Kyung Hee University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues developed

For postoperative patients with breast cancer, the duration of aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment is not associated with the risk for coronary artery calcium (CAC), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.Yu Hiasa, M.D., from the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine in Toon, Japan,

The delivery of early, virtual palliative care has similar effects on quality of life as in-person care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Medical Association.Joseph A. Greer, Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Bost

Administration of lactated Ringer (LR) solution has a small but significant improvement on sickle cell disease outcomes versus normal saline (NS) for fluid resuscitation during pain crises, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in&nbsp;JAMA Internal Medicine.Augusta K. Alwang, M.D., from Boston University, and colleagues compa

Melanoma rates differ for men and women, including in terms of ages of occurrence and locations of melanoma, according to a study published online June 17 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.Catherine M. Olsen, Ph.D., from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues analyzed long-term m

For patients undergoing treatment for certain types of cancer, artificial intelligence (AI) can use electrocardiographic (ECG) images to define the risk for cardiac dysfunction, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.Evangelos K. Oikonomou, M.D., D.Phil., from Yale School of Me

For patients with breast cancer, moderate hypofractionation (MHF) shows an improved safety profile, cosmesis, and quality of life compared with conventional fractionation (CF), with equivalent oncologic outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in The BMJ.Shing Fung Lee, M.B.B.S., from the National University Hospital in

Tusamitamab ravtansine (tusa rav), an immunoconjugate, does not improve progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with previously treated advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, held from Sept. 7 to 10 i

For patients with locally advanced rectal cancer pursuing organ preservation, long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT) is the preferred total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) regimen, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Annals of Oncology to coincide with the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2024, being held from Sept.

Individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Blood Advances.Keng-Han Lin, Ph.D., from 23andMe in Sunnyvale, California, and colleagues leveraged data from the 23andMe Research cohort (4,184,082 participants) to calculate the ancestr

For patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), perioperative nivolumab is associated with event-free survival (EFS) benefit compared with neoadjuvant nivolumab, according to a study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer, held from Sept. 7 to 10 in San Diego.

The overall second primary malignancy (SPM) point estimate was 5.8 percent for patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Clinical Cancer Research.Tobias Tix, from LMU Klinikum in Munich, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to delineate the frequency a

Conditions offering alternative explanations for lung cancer symptoms are associated with increased diagnostic intervals, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the&nbsp;British Journal of Cancer.Imogen Rogers, from Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the diagnostic interval fr

Omission of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) from the first-line FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, and FOLFIRINOX regimens is not associated with reduced survival among patients with advanced colorectal, gastroesophageal, and pancreatic cancers, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.Chengwei Pen

For adults aged 30 to 49 years, there has been a decline in melanoma incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Dermatology to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology, held from Sept. 13 to 17 in Barcelona, Spain.Hildur Helgadottir, M.D., Ph.D., from the Karolin

For adults with hepatocellular carcinoma or liver metastases, low-dose liver radiotherapy plus best supportive care improve pain compared with best supportive care alone, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in The Lancet Oncology.Laura A. Dawson, M.D., from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at the University of Toronto, an

More than 70 percent of patients with stage I pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and close to 30 percent with stage II PDAC are upstaged on histopathology, according to a research letter published online Sept. 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Gerardo Perrotta, M.D., from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angele

Cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for psychological illness and cardiovascular disease among first-degree relatives and spouses of patients, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Cancer.Using data from the Utah Population Database, Mouneeb M. Choudry, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, and colleagues c

Women with&nbsp;hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are less likely to receive a&nbsp;deceased-donor liver transplant (DDLT)&nbsp;and more likely to die while wait-listed than men, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in&nbsp;JAMA Surgery.David C. Cron, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined whe

Immunotherapy (IO) utilization is increasing over time, but significant socioeconomic disparities exist for patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UC), according to a study published in the November issue of Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.Levi Holl

U.S. cancer incidence trends improved in 2021, but continued to be lower than expected, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Network Open.Todd Burus, from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional, population-based study of cancer incidence trends using the Surveillance, Epidemi

The risk for lung cancer is high in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pulmonary complications, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in&nbsp;Modern Rheumatology.Shunsuke Mori, M.D., Ph.D., from the Kumamoto Saishun Medical Center in Koshi, Japan, and colleagues assessed the incidence and predictive factors of lung canc

Girls with mental illness and neurodevelopmental conditions have lower uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, according to a study published in the September issue of The Lancet Public Health.Kejia Hu, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study to examine the

For patients with metastatic or surgically unresectable leiomyosarcoma, combination therapy with doxorubicin and trabectedin is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival compared with doxorubicin alone, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Patricia Pautier, M.D., fro

Just 5.9% of American middle and high school students now vape, a big drop from the 7.7% who did so a year ago, new government data shows.Put another way, about 1.6 million youth now say they used e-cigarettes at least once over the past month, compared to 2.1 million in 2023.Among those who say they vape, 23.6% said they do it on a dai

World Trade Center (WTC) exposure is associated with increased DNA methylation, which may contribute to breast cancer, according to a study published in the June issue of Environmental Epidemiology.Stephanie Tuminello, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues examined the DNA methylation

Lung function remains stable over three years after hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online June 26 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.A. Parker Ruhl, M.D., from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues examined

Higher suicide deaths are seen among cancer patients who do not undergo recommended surgery, according to a research letter published online Sept. 3 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Michael L. Chen, from Stanford University in California, and colleagues used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program 17 Registries database (200

Efforts to rule out bladder tumors and tuberculosis are still essential in the follow-up of patients with suspected interstitial cystitis (IC), according to a study published online Aug. 11 in the International Journal of Gynecology &amp; Obstetrics.Hyun Ju Jeong, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea,

Women are less likely to return for subsequent screening after false-positive mammography results, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Diana L. Miglioretti, Ph.D., from the University of California in Davis, and colleagues examined the association between screening mammography results and

In patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, baseline interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels may enhance prediction of new-onset obesity-related cancers, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, being held from Sept. 9 to 13 in Madrid.Mathilde Dahlin Bennetsen, from th

Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have variable sensitivity and specificity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN), according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Barcey T. Levy, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, and colleagues compared the per

Annual mammography screening for breast cancer is associated with a lower risk for a late-stage diagnosis and better overall survival across clinical and demographic subgroups, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in the&nbsp;Journal of Clinical Oncology.Margarita L. Zuley, M.D., from University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues e

Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) living in rural areas have lower five-year survival rates than their urban-dwelling counterparts, according to a research letter published online Aug. 28 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Meng-Han Tsai, Ph.D., from the Georgia Prevention Institute at Augusta University, and colleagues examine

Women residing in persistently impoverished neighborhoods have worse breast cancer outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.J.C. Chen, M.D., from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, and colleagues examined persistent neighborhood poverty and brea

Retailers will now be required to check the IDs of anyone buying cigarettes who is younger than 30 years of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The final rule, which wil

Half of cancer survivors experience cancer-related financial hardship, according to a research letter published online Aug. 20 in&nbsp;JAMA Network Open.Apoorv Dhir, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of financial hardship among cancer survivors across cancer types. The analysi