Oncology News

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Erica Barnell, MD, PhD, about Geneoscopy’s non-invasive screening and early detection technology, helping improve patient compliance for gastrointestinal health and more.

Adults who were exposed to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals were more likely to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.

More than 20% of BRCA mutation carriers became pregnant within 10 years after receiving an early breast cancer diagnosis, and pregnancy did not affect disease-free survival, researchers reported in JAMA.

Among routinely screened women, annual vs. biennial screening was not a strong risk factor for advanced breast cancer and accounted for a small proportion of diagnoses, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Women who regularly attended their mammogram screenings before a breast cancer diagnosis had up to a 72% reduced risk for death compared with those who attended none, according to a recent study.

Women who underwent active surveillance for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 had an increased long-term risk for cervical cancer compared with women who received immediate treatment, according to findings published in The BMJ.

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.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Laura Petrillo, MD, about navigating patients through changes and goals in palliative care, understanding patients living with and surviving advanced cancer and more.

Statin use after breast cancer diagnosis was associated with reduced breast cancer mortality and reduced serum cholesterol levels compared with not using a statin, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Persistent chemotherapy-related amenorrhea was common and associated with worse long-term quality of life for premenopausal women with breast cancer, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.