Oncology News

Although most women with breast cancer reported adverse sexual health effects of treatment, many also reported their oncologist paid less attention to discussion of these effects during consultation.

Each year, the CDC recognizes National Women’s Health & Fitness Day to highlight the importance of exercise for all women. This year, the day of recognition falls on Sept. 28.

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Being more active and spending less time sedentary reduced women’s risk for breast cancer, according to data published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

FDA issued a safety alert Thursday regarding reports of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas in the scar tissue surrounding breast implants.

Rates of early-stage cervical cancer decreased as rates of distant-stage disease increased among certain women in the U.S. between 2001 and 2018, according to study results.

Most women with lung cancer reported some degree of sexual dysfunction following diagnosis, according to study results presented during International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

Women who take aspirin frequently may reduce their risk for ovarian cancer, according to results of a meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In this episode, menopausal hormone therapy is not associated with breast cancer recurrence and mortality; pandemic-related screening declines may result in ‘increased avoidable cancer deaths’; data on pertuzumab regimen in early breast cancer; and more.

Results of a phase 1/phase 2 study showed similar treatment outcomes among Black and non-Black women who received durvalumab plus chemotherapy prior to surgery for triple-negative breast cancer.