Oncology News

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.

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.

Compared with white women, Black women with a low-risk form of endometrial cancer less frequently received a hysterectomy and had lower survival rates, according to research conducted at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center.

Individuals with insufficient levels of vitamin D prior to treatment with paclitaxel are at higher risk for developing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, study results showed.

The addition of atezolizumab to bevacizumab and first-line chemotherapy improved PFS and OS compared with standard chemotherapy alone among women with metastatic, persistent or recurrent cervical cancer, study results showed.

HPV detectability was associated with better clinical cervical cancer prognosis vs. no detectable virus with up to a 41% lower mortality risk, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

A regimen containing dostarlimab plus standard-of-care chemotherapy significantly improved OS compared with chemotherapy alone in women with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

For many breast cancer survivors, adjuvant endocrine therapy can substantially reduce the risk for recurrence.

Black and Hispanic women with early stage breast cancer in certain subgroups had worse survival rates compared with women of other races and ethnicities, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.