Cancer Prevention News

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently gave an ‘A’ level recommendation to screening women for hepatitis B during their first prenatal visit, according to a report recently published in JAMA.

Study findings showed that patients with HIV who are coinfected with HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis face a substantially increased risk for high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia, suggesting that C. trachomatis may enhance the oncogenic potential of HPV, researchers said.

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages appeared associated with a significantly increased risk for cancer, according to results of a large prospective study published in The BMJ.

Approximately half of current smokers in a recent survey reported seeing federal court-ordered antismoking advertisements, but exposure to these advertisements fell short in some U.S. populations, including in those who are at higher risk for tobacco use, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

HPV vaccination programs significantly decrease HPV infections and cervical lesions among girls and women, as well as anogenital wart diagnoses among girls, women, boys and men, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet.

Eating fatty or lean fish or shellfish as part of a regular diet may help decrease the risk for colorectal cancer, according to study results.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance to amend the city’s health code to prohibit sale of electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products whose marketing has not received FDA approval.

Experts at a congressional briefing today addressed the need for the U.S. to actively pursue the goal of eradicating HPV and its associated cancers.

Men who eat at least two servings of yogurt a week could have a reduced risk for developing precancerous growths in the bowel, according to data published in Gut.

Members of the oncology community convened Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a congressional briefing on e-cigarette and vaping products and their potential to cause a public health crisis among children and young adults in the United States.