Cancer Prevention News

CHICAGO — ASCO’s big-data initiative CancerLinQ announced a long-term partnership with the FDA to use patient data to evaluate the real-world use of newly approved cancer therapies, according to a press release.

Cancer survivors faced significantly higher medical expenses each year due to chronic health conditions, according to findings published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Consumption of seven or more drinks per week increased breast cancer risk among black women, according to study results.

HPV infection appeared more likely to progress to cervical precancer in women with HIV, according to an analysis from multiple cohorts in Senegal, West Africa.

Today’s observance of World No Tobacco Day features the theme, “Tobacco — a threat to development.”

Age and cohort patterns seen in recent data showed that declines in high-grade cervical lesions among young women are likely driven by HPV vaccination, not changes in screening or risk behaviors, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Women who consumed an inflammation-promoting diet during adolescence and young adulthood demonstrated increased risk for premenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Research.

Women who consume one alcoholic drink per day are at elevated risk for breast cancer, according to a report from the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research.

Overweight boys are at increased risk for adult colon cancer compared with normal-weight boys; however, achieving a healthy weight by young adulthood diminishes that risk, according to data presented at the European Congress on Obesity.

Women who have received the HPV vaccination were less likely to adhere to cervical cancer screening guidelines, suggesting an unintended consequence of the HPV vaccination program, according to findings recently presented at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.