Cancer Prevention News

Investigators associated cigarette smoking with an increased risk for synchronous colorectal cancers in a prospective study.

Stars, activists, physicians and industry professionals came together on the first day of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month for the Countdown to 2018 live broadcast to raise awareness about CRC prevention and screening.

This month’s top news includes a number of key studies in hematology and oncology.

The benefits of oral contraceptives outweigh the harms, protecting against lifetime risks of certain cancers, including endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancer, according to research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

A single flexible sigmoidoscopy examination reduced the risk for colorectal cancer by more than a third, and provided continued protection against CRC diagnosis and mortality for at least 17 years, according to results from the U.K. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Trial.

United States District Judge Robert G. James for the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a consent decree of permanent injunction against Pick and Pay Inc./Cili Minerals for unlawfully manufacturing and distributing unapproved new and misbranded drugs, as well as adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements, according to a press release issued by the FDA.

A majority of patients with cancer and their caregivers lack sufficient knowledge about advances in diagnostic and treatment options, according to results of a survey released by Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Over the years, I have taught my residents and fellows that, if something does not make sense in clinical practice, it is probably wrong.

Exercising is the most important lifestyle change a woman can make to prevent breast cancer recurrence and mortality, according to a systematic review recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

The NIH awarded an $8.8 million grant to Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah to expand research into how lifestyle and other factors affect colon cancer outcomes.