Oncology News

Smoking status added to the National Cancer Database for patients diagnosed with cancer in 2023 revealed variations in sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, according to a research letter in JAMA Oncology.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Nadine Spring, PhD, about the importance of DEI in clinical care, driving positive social change forward and more.

Healthy lifestyle and dietary behaviors appeared associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, according to results of a prospective cohort study.

A patient navigation program significantly improved the odds that people would get a colonoscopy after receiving an abnormal fecal immunochemical test result, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Mridula George, MD, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discussed the need for better survivorship support in breast cancer.

Exercise improved erectile dysfunction compared with standard care among men with prostate cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP, discusses evolving cancer screening guidelines and the controversies surrounding some of them.

Nonsmokers diagnosed with obesity-related cancers had lower risk for death if they adhered to American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors, according to results of a prospective cohort study.

Adults who develop new-onset type 2 diabetes may have increased risk for obesity-related cancers compared with those without type 2 diabetes, though associations vary between men and women, according to new data.