Cancer Prevention News

MAUI, HAWAII — New developments in photoprotection should prompt dermatologists to remind patients that photoprotection involves more than just sunscreen, according to a presenter here at Maui Derm for Dermatologists 2020.

In 2014, CVS Health said it would stop selling tobacco products, suggesting that such sales contradicted the company’s goal of promoting health.

The surgeon general today released a new report — the 34th report on tobacco and the first in 30 years to focus on smoking cessation — that details the latest science on comprehensive interventions to help people quit smoking.

About 14,000 women each year die of ovarian cancer, making it one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers.

More than 15% of adults in every U.S. state and territory are physically inactive, according to new CDC data.

In the age of digital communication, clicks, views and “likes” can be valuable measures of the visibility and reach of health awareness campaigns.

ORLANDO — Expression of the KANK1 gene appeared associated with higher risk for multiple myeloma among African Americans, according to results of the case-control African American Multiple Myeloma Study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced that companies that do not stop manufacturing, distributing and selling unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes — except for tobacco and menthol flavors — could face FDA enforcement action.

Published data suggest at least 10% of pregnant women in the United States smoke, even though there is an abundance of data to indicate the risks it poses to unborn children. A new study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research suggests that a low-cost text message program may help some women quit smoking.

Women aged 50 years and older who had sustained weight loss over more than 8 years demonstrated a decreased risk for breast cancer compared with women whose weight remained stable, according to results of a pooled analysis published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.