Cancer Prevention News

Exposure to the Gardasil quadrivalent HPV vaccine during pregnancy appears to be safe, according to a large nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

Overall cancer death rates continued to decrease in men, women and children among all racial and ethnic groups, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

NEW YORK — Although immunotherapy and targeted agents have demonstrated some promise for mucosal melanoma, outcomes in this patient population remain poor, according to a presenter at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — Overall mutation burden appeared to be associated with the primary site of malignant melanoma, according to retrospective study results presented at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — Several blood- and tissue-based assays are in development to identify appropriate treatment options for patients with melanoma, according to a speaker at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — Smartphone applications and other forms of artificial intelligence have the potential to be valuable tools for the detection of melanoma, Allan C. Halpern, MD, said during a presentation at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — Laura K. Ferris, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology at University of Pittsburgh, discussed the impact of a primary care–based melanoma screening intervention implemented at their cancer center at the HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies meeting.

NEW YORK — Smartphone technology can help improve the detection of melanoma, but several barriers must be overcome before it is used as more than a complementary tool, according to a presenter at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — Primary care physician–based screening may increase screening rates for melanoma among men and older individuals, according to a speaker at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.

NEW YORK — To reduce melanoma incidence, prevention efforts can be shifted from indoor tanning efforts to focus on outdoor sun protection in average-risk adults, according to a speaker at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.