Cancer Prevention News

A small daily, oral dose of sildenafil may help reduce risk for colorectal cancer, according to study results.

Patients who participated in lung cancer screening with low-dose CT achieved a greater smoking cessation rate after a year than those who did not participate in the program, according to study findings presented at the American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting. Shared decision-making visits did not significantly impact smoking behavior.

C-Scan, a novel X-ray imaging capsule that does not require bowel cleansing, accurately detected colon polyps in a multicenter trial published in Gut.

A new risk prediction tool helps tailor which patients should be screened for lung cancer based on clinical benefit and personal preferences, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The general population demonstrated poor knowledge of actual and mythical causes of cancer, according to survey results conducted in England and published in European Journal of Cancer.

Overweight and obesity appeared associated with an increased risk for 12 cancer types, according to World Cancer Research Fund’s new report.

Residents of Japan with higher concentrations of vitamin D were less likely to develop cancer than those with lower levels, according to a cohort study recently published in The BMJ.

Scientific Reports has retracted a controversial 2016 article that purported to raise questions about the safety of HPV vaccines.

Follow-through with the HPV vaccine is poor and has become worse over time, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding, the future of genetics in gynecology and intrapartum care were some of the highlights at the recent American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ annual clinical and scientific meeting, a member said.