Oncology News

The percentage of patients presenting with late-stage breast and colorectal cancers increased between 2019 and 2020 at Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego Health, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Women demonstrated a 34% increased risk for severe adverse events from any cancer treatment compared with men, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy did not appear to be negatively associated with quality of life at 18 months in lymph node-positive or high-risk lymph node-negative breast cancer, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

Most Black patients with cancer reported a somewhat or very high likelihood of considering clinical trial participation, yet many had not been informed of the opportunity to enroll onto a clinical trial, study results showed.

The resolution of lymphadenopathy caused by COVID-19 vaccination takes longer than initially suspected, findings showed, but researchers stressed that mammography should not be delayed.

Individuals who identified as a sexual minority had lower odds of ever undergoing Pap testing compared with heterosexual individuals, according to a study published in Cancer.

HD201, a trastuzumab biosimilar candidate, demonstrated equivalent efficacy to referent trastuzumab among patients with ERBB2-positive early breast cancer, according to phase 3 study results published in JAMA Oncology.

A decrease in cervical cancer rates in the United States, most notably among younger women, may be associated with HPV vaccination approval, according to a retrospective, cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers reported a sustained increase in uterine carcinoma mortality rates in the U.S. during the past decade, with the highest hysterectomy-corrected rates observed among Black women, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

SAN DIEGO — A higher density of primary care physicians was associated with an earlier stage of cervical cancer at diagnosis, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.