Cancer Prevention News

Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH, received the Lillie D. Shockney Lifetime Achievement Award from Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators.

World Cancer Day will be observed Friday, Feb. 4.

Women with diabetes were significantly less likely to complete a mammogram than women without the condition, according to an analysis of electronic health records from a single institution.

In the final installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about which adults may derive the most benefit from catch-up HPV vaccination.

The proportion of women in the U.S. who were not up to date on recommended cervical cancer screening significantly increased from 2005 to 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In the third installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about how clinicians can help overcome HPV vaccine hesitancy.

In the second installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about the impact of HPV vaccination on the global burden of cervical cancer.

In the first installment of a four-video series timed to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Maurie Markman, MD, spoke with Healio about the importance of HPV vaccination.

Vitamin D3 supplementation, when taken in amounts that exceeded the recommended daily allowance, did not lower the occurrence of major CVD events or invasive cancer among older adults, data from a 5-year randomized controlled trial showed.

Increased incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer and precancerous polyp diagnoses among patients at a younger age supported the recommendation for CRC screening at age 45 for all average risk individuals, according to a study.