Cancer Prevention News

The population of ever smokers in the United States chosen to be screened for lung cancer by nine risk models vary widely, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

HPV vaccination prevented cervical lesions among young women, particularly those vaccinated when aged 15 to 26 years, according to a metanalysis of 26 studies published in Cochrane Library.

Untreated patients with chronic hepatitis B in the immune-tolerant phase had higher risks for hepatocellular carcinoma, death or need for liver transplantation compared with patients in the immune-active phase treated with nucleos(t)ide analogues, according to recently published data.

NEW ORLEANS — Frequent changes in cervical cancer guidelines may have led to overscreening among internists and primary care physicians, according to a presenter at American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting.

Finasteride appeared effective in long-term prostate cancer prevention even after patients stopped taking the drug, according to findings published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

ASCO will present awards to several leaders of cancer care during the society’s annual meeting, scheduled for June 1-5 in Chicago.

April is National Cancer Control Month.

Eight common chronic diseases accounted for more than one-fifth of incident cancer risk, according to prospective study results.

NEW ORLEANS — Encouraging a healthful diet in patients promotes the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases, such as CVD, diabetes, cancer and obesity, according to a presentation at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy with Mauna Kea Technologies’ Cellvizio platform was superior for detecting Barrett’s esophagus compared with the standard Seattle protocol, according to new research presented at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2018 Annual Meeting and World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery.