Oncology News

A greater number of live births causally reduced the risk for endometrial cancer, according to study results published in BMC Medicine.

Black women in the U.S. appeared less likely than white women to receive guideline-concordant treatment for ovarian cancer, according to a study published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — In this video exclusive, Francesca Barrett, MD, MBA, discusses concerns with fertility preservation and posthumous use of assisted reproductive technologies for adolescents and young adults with poor cancer prognoses.

Previous research has demonstrated associations between nutrition and breast cancer.

GENEVA — Remote interventions led to higher screening rates for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers among women who live in rural areas, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade earlier this year may limit or prevent access altogether to fertility preservation for more than 32,000 adolescents and young adults who were newly diagnosed with cancer.

Compared with young women in the general population, those with a cancer diagnosis were more likely to report sexual dysfunction, according to a population-based, cross-sectional study.

A national survey of women aged 18 years or older found that 17% have never gotten a mammogram and have no plans of getting one, according to a press release.

Breast cancer death rates in the United States declined sharply over the past 30 years but racial disparities persist, according to a report from American Cancer Society.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed every October.