Cancer Prevention News

A high percentage of young firefighters in Florida developed skin cancer, suggesting the potential for elevated risk in this population, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.

Limited access to health care, misunderstanding of symptoms and certain beliefs about illness are among the key barriers to early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in patients with lower socioeconomic status, especially those in minority groups, according to new research published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.

The quality of evidence to support the use of digital rectal exams for prostate cancer screenings in primary care setting was “very low,” according to a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Men who underwent a single PSA testing for prostate cancer screening had mortality rates that closely aligned with those patients who did not get screened at all, according to findings recently published in JAMA.

Elevated levels of blood glucose are linked to an increased risk for a number of cancers, including breast and colorectal cancers.

More than 80% of breast cancer screening MRIs conducted between 2007 and 2014 occurred in women who did not meet the professional guidelines for these screenings, according to findings recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

The use of an intrauterine device appeared associated with a significant decrease in invasive cervical cancer incidence, according to study findings.

A trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to increase the use of the HPV vaccine is underway.

More than 90% of teenagers living in economically disadvantaged areas in and around San Francisco had 1-butanol urine screens that showed exposure to tobacco, according to findings recently published in Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation affirming its 2012 final decision that clinicians with adult patients who have a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more refer or offer intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions to that patient.