Oncology News

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.

A 6-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improved self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among women who underwent chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

U.S. regional variations in implicit bias were not associated with breast reconstruction, complications or cost among women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, according to results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

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

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer experienced greater increases in biological aging than women who remained breast cancer-free, according to data published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Undergoing more cervical cancer screenings was associated with an increased risk for preterm birth among women aged 18 to 24 years, especially among those with hypertension or diabetes, researchers reported.

As the number of young cancer survivors continues to increase, so do the myriad of survivorship issues throughout their life span, including reproductive health concerns.

The addition of pembrolizumab to concurrent chemoradiotherapy conferred a statistically significant and clinically meaningful increase in PFS among women with newly diagnosed high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer, topline data showed.

GO2 for Lung Cancer praised lawmakers in the House and Senate for introducing a bipartisan bill that would increase research focus on the impact of lung cancer among women.

Certain occupations — including accountancy, hairdressing, sales and sewing — may be associated with increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to study results published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.