Oncology News

In this episode, hosts Shikha Jain, MD, Douglas H. Jones, MD, Amy Comander, MD, Dagny Zhu, MD, Don Dizon, MD, and Mark A. Lewis, MD, discuss the new social media platform, Threads and how physicians can use it for their practice.

Adults who completed at least some levels of moderate and vigorous aerobic physical activity and the recommended levels of muscle-strengthening activity reduced their risks for all-cause, CVD and cancer mortality, a recent study found.

Alcohol consumption and potentially hazardous drinking behavior appeared common among cancer survivors and those undergoing cancer treatment, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Breast cancer screening after age 70 years was linked to a higher incidence of cancer that would probably not have caused symptoms in the patient’s lifetime, indicating that overdiagnosis may be common in this population, researchers said.

Postmenopausal women who consumed at least one sugar-sweetened soft drink per day had significantly higher incidence of liver cancer and chronic liver disease mortality, compared with those who drank no more than three beverages per month.

A meta-analysis performed by an international group of researchers revealed no association between depression or anxiety and increased overall cancer risk.

In this edition, FDA approves Vanflyta for newly diagnosed AML; liso-cel could have ‘best shot’ at remission for double refractory CLL; mortality factors among cancer survivors and more.

The ACP recently issued guidance that recommends colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic, average-risk adults starting at age 50 years, going against some other organizations that recommend screening at an earlier age.

The FDA approved dostarlimab in combination with chemotherapy for certain women with endometrial cancer.

Patients exposed to wildfires while recovering from lung cancer surgery had worse survival outcomes than their unexposed counterparts, study results showed.