Preventive Care
News
Genetic profiling transforms cancer treatment trials
News
Breast MRI both overused and underused
Major finding: Only 25% of the women in one study and 21% in the other who underwent breast MRI met the high-risk criteria recommended for the...
Commentary
Family history, genetic testing, and the electronic health record
News
Oral HPV-related cancer risk not transmitted to sex partners
Major finding: The prevalence of human papillomavirus infections is 5% among female partners of patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal cancers...
News
Aspirin may protect older women from melanoma
Major Finding: The risk of melanoma was 21% lower in white, postmenopausal women who took aspirin regularly.Data Source: Women’s Health Initiative...
News
Smoking ups mortality threefold
Major Finding: Smokers are three times more likely to die than nonsmokers, with nearly all of the excess deaths directly attributable to smoking....
Conference Coverage
Risk of anal cancer is high in HIV-infected people
News
Cancer deaths declined 20% since 1991
News
More women receiving Pap tests as recommended
Major Finding: Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of women aged 18-21 years who reported never having a Pap test increased from 26.3% to 47.5%....
Conference Coverage
Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Diabetes is associated with a 27% increased risk of breast cancer, with the elevated risk restricted to postmenopausal women with...