Breast Cancer News

Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO, has been named the new CEO for the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Air pollution exposure may contribute to both CV and cancer risk by interacting with various common risk factors such as inflammation, oxidative stress and epigenetic modifications, according to a state-of-the-art review.

The American Cancer Society has launched VOICES of Black Women, a large long-term population study of cancer risk and outcomes among Black women in the United States.

CHICAGO — An application-based intervention improved communication about advance care planning between oncologists and patients with advanced cancers, according to randomized study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, received the Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research.

Only a small percentage of men recommended to undergo genetic testing due to personal or family history of cancer actually received it, according to findings published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Living in the most deprived neighborhoods was associated with increased breast cancer mortality among white, but not Black, women, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

BOSTON — Tumor samples from Black women diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer expressed higher levels of insulin signaling than samples from white women, suggesting hyperinsulinemia may play a role in disease outcomes, data show.

CHICAGO — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists lowered the risk for obesity-related cancers compared with bariatric surgery among individuals with a BMI of at least 35, according to data presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, feels honored to receive this year’s ASCO Humanitarian Award.