Cancer Prevention News

I was delighted to see the Cancer Statistics 2020 report from American Cancer Society, indicating a decline of cancer death rates in the 2016 to 2017 time frame (see related article).

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer, responsible for nearly 30% of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. annually.

The NCI awarded a 5-year, $8.3 million research grant to Weill Cornell Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center and Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil to investigate strategies to prevent HPV-related cancers among individuals with HIV.

Electrocautery ablation appeared effective for treatment of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions among people living with HIV, according to results of a retrospective study published in Cancer.

One dose of the HPV vaccine appeared to be as effective as multiple doses in preventing preinvasive cervical disease among adolescents vaccinated between ages 15 and 19 years, according to results of a retrospective study published in Cancer.

In many respects, this year’s report of cancer incidence and mortality from American Cancer Society, Cancer Statistics 2020, tells a familiar story.

A video patient decision aid delivered to tobacco quit line clients led to more informed decision making about lung cancer screening, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Today is World Cancer Day.

High HPV vaccination coverage for girls and scaled-up screening and treatment may lead to the elimination of cervical cancer in most lower-middle-income countries over the next 100 years, according to results of two modeling studies published in The Lancet.

The value of a healthy diet in disease prevention and overall health has been well-established in the scientific literature and among the general public.