Oncology News

In this edition, ‘equitable access’ to care may reduce racial disparities in survival; exercise may improve sexual function among men with prostate cancer; image-guided adaptive prostate radiation therapy for short-term toxicities, and more.

Approximately 15% of individuals with head and neck cancer received an antibiotic prescription within 3 months of diagnosis, study results showed.

Women with disabilities, especially those with multiple and physical disabilities, had a lower likelihood of receiving the recommended cervical cancer screening using HPV testing, according to researchers.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Cardinal Health’s Parisa Asgarisabet, PhD and Scott Swain, PhD, MPH about benefits and uses of real-world evidence, the issue of diversity in clinical trials and more.

After age 70 years, researchers found that having a higher BMI and the presence of certain conditions such as diabetes and cancer were associated with lower testosterone concentrations.

Beyond obesity's association with cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders, mounting evidence reveals a deep-rooted connection between obesity and cancer risk.

Shared decision-making could attenuate racial disparities in prostate cancer screening, according to research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Last month, WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer declared aspartame — a popular artificial sweetener that is used in products like soft drinks, chewing gum and ice cream — a potential carcinogen.

High cardiorespiratory fitness was linked to reductions in head and neck, colon, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, rectum, kidney and lung cancers among men, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The incidence rate of early-onset cancer significantly increased in the United States from 2010 to 2019, particularly gastrointestinal cancers, according to researchers.