Cancer Prevention News

PHILADELPHIA — High risk factors for cancer in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy include dermatomyositis, anti-TIF1-gamma positivity, anti-NXP2 positivity and age 40 or older at onset, said a speaker here.

Terry Hyslop, PhD, has been named co-leader of the cancer risk and control program at Jefferson Health’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Achalasia was associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer among a cohort of veterans, suggesting the need for increased endoscopic surveillance, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Cancer death rates declined broadly between 2015 and 2019 in the United States as overall incidence remained generally stable, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

GENEVA — Lower BMI may increase risk for lung cancer, according to results of an ongoing prospective study presented at World Cancer Congress.

GENEVA — A multiyear mass media campaign led to significantly higher bowel cancer screening rates among individuals at high risk for the disease, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

GENEVA — Women who used low-dose aspirin did not exhibit reduced risk for breast cancer, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

Despite some sensational headlines following the publication of NordICC trial data in The New England Journal of Medicine, it’s important to understand that this study does not change the value of colonoscopy.

Following publication of NordICC trial data in The New England Journal of Medicine, which found a modest benefit for colonoscopy screening in colorectal cancer, the AGA fired back, noting that colonoscopy is only effective “if it is completed.”

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Iterative Scopes, in association with Provation, for its computer-aided polyp detection device for adults undergoing colorectal cancer screening, according to a press release.