Head/Neck Cancer News

ChatGPT correctly answered more than two-thirds of submitted questions about thyroid nodules, though its responses may be at a grade level too high for patient education, according to study findings published in Thyroid.

Health care professionals who experienced recent weight loss had a significantly higher risk for a cancer diagnosis during the subsequent 12 months, results of a prospective cohort analysis revealed.

Substance use disorders are more prevalent among survivors of certain types of cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

More than 95% of adults with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer were disease-free after radiofrequency ablation, according to findings from a single-center study published in Thyroid.

Hemithyroidectomy is associated with better quality of life after surgery than total thyroidectomy for adults with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, though more studies are needed, according to findings from a systematic review.

Among four preventable risk factors for cancer mortality, smoking tobacco resulted in the most deaths and years of life lost in seven countries, according to data published in eClinicalMedicine.

Exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase the risk for developing thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.

For individuals diagnosed with cancer, guideline-concordant exercise reduced all-cause mortality by 25% compared with patients with cancer who did not exercise, study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology showed.

To address ongoing chemotherapy drug shortages, ASCO convened a multidisciplinary panel of oncologists, ethicists and patient advocates to expedite clinical guidance for navigating care where rationing or alternative therapies are needed.

President Joe Biden today announced his intention to appoint oncologist, researcher and educator, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, as director of the NCI.