Top stories in oncology 2024: Cannabis, vaping increase cancer risk
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As 2024 comes to a close, Healio is pleased to present our most widely read oncology and hematology content from the past 12 months.
We hope you enjoy this look back at what you and your colleagues considered some of the most compelling research breakthroughs or treatment advances over the past year.
1. A urine-based test for men with prostate cancer may help distinguish the slow-growing form of the disease from the more aggressive type that would require immediate treatment. Read more.
2. Individuals with cannabis-related disorder exhibited increased risk for head and neck cancer. The extent of the association varied by subtype but appeared particularly strong for laryngeal cancer and oropharyngeal cancer. Read more.
3. About 40% of cancer cases and nearly half of cancer deaths among U.S. adults aged 30 years or older can be attributable to modifiable risk factors, according to a study led by American Cancer Society researchers. Read more.
4. Genital talc powder use increased risk for ovarian cancer in a cohort of women, according to study results. Additionally, frequent douching and douching during young adulthood also had associations with increased ovarian cancer risk. Read more.
5. Women treated for breast cancer exhibited highly prevalent and distressing sexual health concerns, according to results of the WISH-BREAST study. Read more.
6. Older cancer survivors who identified as severely lonely had a higher mortality risk compared with those who had no or lower levels of loneliness. Read more.
7. Results of a phase 1 trial for a vaccine targeting micrometastatic disease markers in patients already treated for pancreatic or colorectal cancer showed potential for preventing recurrence. Read more.
8. Technology that allows for a 3-D projection of an oncologist to appear in the same room where a patient sits has taken telemedicine to new heights. The holograms allow for the next best thing to in-person visits, according to an oncologist who uses the approach, and patients' responses have been overwhelmingly positive. Read more.
9. People who vaped and smoked cigarettes appeared four times more likely to develop lung cancer compared with those who only smoked. Read more.
10. The addition of a pre-ketone supplement to an immunotherapy regimen demonstrated efficacy for treating prostate cancer. Read more.
11. A novel evaluation of biomarkers known to be associated with pancreatic cancer significantly improved detection of early-stage disease compared with previous tests, according to results of a double-blind phase 2 trial. Read more.
12. Researchers have harnessed the ability of some molecules to vibrate strongly when stimulated by light, potentially laying the groundwork for a new approach to destroying cancer cells. Read more.
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