Oncology News

Women with less access to mammogram screening and women with obesity had higher breast cancer mortality rates, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

ORLANDO — Multicancer detection tests have the potential to boost screening rates and reduce mortality, but questions remain about whether they would create additional barriers of their own, according to speakers at OMED.

In this edition, precision navigators reduce racial disparities in genomic testing; cancer diagnoses fell sharply during early days of pandemic; Prostate Cancer Awareness Month updates, and more.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Douglas Micalizzi, MD, and Lecia Sequist, MD, about adopting novel technologies for early detection, public perception of prevention screening and more.

Low levels of lymphocytes in the blood could indicate an increased risk for death, according to a study published in CMAJ.

Nearly seven in 10 premature cancer-related deaths among women could have been avoided through primary prevention, early detection or suitable access to cancer care, according to a report.

Healio spoke with Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, about research on circulating tumor DNA in breast cancer.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Charu Gupta, MD, discusses the significance of highlighting research on gender equity in medicine at the Women in Medicine Summit.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Mark Shapiro, MD, discusses the importance of ensuring that the concept of male allyship is widely understood by all in medicine.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Mettle Health’s Claritza Rios, MD and Bridget Sumser, SW about misconceptions surrounding palliative care, communication training as self-care for physicians and more.