Cancer

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology cover stories in 2023.

Among four preventable risk factors for cancer mortality, smoking tobacco resulted in the most deaths and years of life lost in seven countries, according to data published in eClinicalMedicine.

Ultraprocessed foods are associated with poor health outcomes, but helping patients reduce their intake can be difficult because of their prevalence, broad definition and affordability, according to experts.

Consuming high amounts of white bread and alcohol were linked to an increased risk for colorectal cancer, a recent study in Nutrients showed. Meanwhile, fiber, magnesium and other dietary components were associated with a reduced risk.

President Joe Biden today announced his intention to appoint oncologist, researcher and educator, W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, as director of the NCI.

CHICAGO — The skin and gut microbiome may be associated with developing or protecting against skin cancer as well as responding to cancer treatment, according to a speaker at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Adults faced a higher risk for incident cancer if their Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire score deviated from the median score, signaling circadian disturbances, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

A higher proportion of patients are dying from nonmelanoma skin cancer globally than melanoma, according to a press release from the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology.

By understanding their bodies, women can identify some of the vaguer symptoms of ovarian cancer at the earliest and most treatable stages of the disease, according to Melissa Simon, MD, MPH.

When all eligible patients were automatically referred for breast cancer screening, mammography completion did not improve, but staff burden worsened, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.