Preventive Care
News
USPSTF supports mammography start at age 50
Women aged 50-74 years should undergo biennial screening mammography, and the decision to screen before age 50 should be individualized, according...
News
Cancer prevention field riding high into the new year
Conference Coverage
Risk of lethal prostate cancer is lower for regular aspirin users
Key clinical point: Regular aspirin use may reduce the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer and dying from the disease. Major finding: Men...
News
Can aspirin prevent breast cancer?
Aspirin use protects against a known intermediate biomarker of breast cancer risk in a dose-dependent fashion.
News
ACOG recommends against annual cervical cancer screening
Since cervical cancer is “a rather indolent disease,” more frequent testing is much more likely to result in anxiety and unnecessary treatment...
News
Cancer incidence higher in men, blacks
News
FDA proposes ban on indoor tanning for minors
Conference Coverage
Early infection-related hospitalization portends poor breast cancer prognosis
Particularly close monitoring for adverse breast cancer outcomes is warranted for women with an infection-related hospitalization during the first...
Conference Coverage
ACR: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in Sjögren’s linked to lymphoma, mortality
Key clinical point: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis increases the risk of B-cell lymphoma and death in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Major...
Conference Coverage
AHA: Older breast cancer patients more likely to die of heart disease than malignancy
Among women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 70s, more will die from cardiovascular disease than from their malignancy.
News
Study: Pediatric cancer patients have high rate of germline mutations in predisposition genes
Key clinical point: Children and adolescents with cancer have a significantly higher rate of germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes...