Cancer Vaccines' Emergence; More Focus on Side Effects; A Nudge for Exercise News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 10, 2024
Colonoscopy Near Time of Joint Replacement Doesn't Increase Infection Risk However, several comorbidities, male sex may play a role May 07, 2024
It May Be Safe to Extend Time Between Colonoscopy Screenings, Study Says Findings have implications for economics of resource use and avoiding invasive examinations May 02, 2024
Major Gaps in Cancer Screening at Federally Qualified Health Centers Breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screening rates much lower than overall national rates Apr 29, 2024
Clue to Aspirin, Colon Cancer Link; New Lutathera Approval; AI & Electronic Records News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 26, 2024
Deeper Sedation During Colonoscopy Linked to Improved Detection of Serrated Polyps Propofol boosts serrated polyp detection by 50%, little difference for all neoplasia, adenomas Apr 17, 2024
Automated, Personalized Outreach Boosts CRC Screening in Diverse Patient Population Absolute improvement of 30-40% in screening participation after 1 year Apr 16, 2024
Possible New Standard for Treated Advanced CRC With KRAS Mutations Adagrasib plus cetuximab leads to responses in one-third of patients, median OS of 15.9 months Apr 12, 2024
Riding the 'Boob Bus'; Prior Authorization Pushback; Cancer Warning for Alcohol? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 12, 2024
Enhertu Gets Tumor-Agnostic FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Cancers About half of patients responded, duration of response as long as 19 months in three trials Apr 05, 2024
Cancer 'Tidal Wave' Forecast; Not Decaf, Too! Cautionary Tales of Cancer, Cannabis News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 05, 2024
How Old Is Too Old for Surveillance Colonoscopy? Study suggested risks may outweigh benefits for some older patients Apr 02, 2024
Chemo and Heart Disease; Flawed Lung Cancer Screening; New Vax Recommendations News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Mar 29, 2024
Liquid Biopsy for CRC Screening May Not Be Ready for Prime Time Not as effective for catching cases or as cost-effective as available tests, modeling studies say Mar 26, 2024
Broader Cancer Risk With CAR-T? AI for Physician Burnout; 'Lollipops' ID Oral Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Mar 22, 2024
Delta-8 THC Use Common in Teens; New Drug-Coated Balloon for Blocked Stents Also in TTHealthWatch: new screening methods for colorectal cancer Mar 16, 2024 podcast
Noninvasive Screening Tests Show Promise for Catching Colorectal Cancer Could these tests help to increase the number of people who undergo screening? Mar 13, 2024
Knowing When to Start, Knowing When to Stop Discussions about screening recommendations can be difficult, but they're worth having Mar 11, 2024
King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis Highlights Long Wait Times Across the Pond Survival for common cancers in the U.K. consistently lags behind Mar 06, 2024
More Evidence Linking H. Pylori Infection to Colorectal Cancer Increased CRC incidence and mortality, significantly reduced by infection treatment Mar 05, 2024
New Drugs Yield Limited Benefit; Big Jump in Drug Prices; AI Boost for Mammo Results News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Mar 01, 2024
More Population-Based Evidence That Screening for CRC Reduces Risk of Cancer Death Large Swedish study shows 14% reduction in long-term CRC mortality, 16% reduction in all deaths Feb 27, 2024
Transforming Shots Into Pills; 'Tip of the Iceberg' for TILs? Food Additives Warning News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 23, 2024
Another COVID Toll: Over 134,000 Undiagnosed Cancers During Height of Pandemic Diagnosis rates remained low throughout 2020, with mortality increase projected Feb 22, 2024
Rush to Publish? Medicare Drug Plan Lawsuit Quashed; Activity Curbs Cancer Pain News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 16, 2024
No Relief From Drug Shortages; New Lymphedema Guideline; A 'Good' Patient No More News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Feb 09, 2024
Smokers Who Quit and Stick With It See Greatest Reduction in Cancer Risk Cessation at any age proved helpful for lowering cancer risk Feb 06, 2024
Unfavorable Colon Cancer Trends in Young Adults Seen Across the Pond, Too Rise in predicted CRC mortality among Europeans under 50 may be due to increasing obesity rates Jan 30, 2024
How Can Cancer Risk Be Cut in Communities Exposed to Toxins? Group outlines plan to bring the latest testing and treatment to medically underserved minorities Jan 25, 2024
Liquid Biopsy Has Mixed Performance for Predicting Colon Cancer Outcomes Adjuvant chemo fails to move needle on DNA clearance, but dynamics predictive of DFS Jan 23, 2024
Big PFS Improvement in Highly Mutated CRC With Dual Immunotherapy Nivolumab/ipilimumab led to improvement in untreated MSI-H/dMMR disease versus chemo Jan 22, 2024
Short Shrift in Cancer Funding; Bypassing Familiar for Distant; Testing for BRCA News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jan 12, 2024
Vaccine 'Promising' for Delaying Relapse in KRAS-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer, CRC T-cell response linked to 86% reduced risk of relapse, death Jan 09, 2024
Language Minimizing Adverse Events; HPV and Thyroid Cancer; Ultrasound Bras News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jan 05, 2024
Another CAR-T Warning; 'Sweet' Cancer Test; 'Molecular Jackhammer' Blows Up Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Dec 28, 2023
Mammo Responsibility Ups Screening; Opioids for Cancer Pain? Ignored Signs of CRC News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Dec 21, 2023
Homelessness Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes Among Veterans However, all-cause mortality rates in lung, colon cancer lower versus other healthcare settings Dec 21, 2023
'Curable': A Case for Precision of Language Patients need a clear description of their prognosis Dec 19, 2023
GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk for Diabetes Patients Association strongest in patients with overweight, obesity Dec 07, 2023
Detecting Ovarian Cancer Early; Allergy Med for NSCLC? Bad News for Anti-TIGIT Drug News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Dec 07, 2023
