The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has issued its first clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of gastric premalignant conditions (GPMCs) including atrophic gastritis, gastric intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, and certain gastric epithelial polyps, all of which have an increased risk of progressing to gastric cancer. The guideline was published online on March 12 … Read more
Harnessing the Chill: Cryotherapy as a Promising Solution for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy As the medical community continues to search for advancements in cancer treatment, a relatively low-risk and emerging practice called cryotherapy is gaining attention for its potential to mitigate one of chemotherapy’s most dreaded side effects: peripheral neuropathy. Recent research is painting a compelling … Read more
Higher, long-term butter consumption is linked with increased total and cancer mortality, whereas plant-based oils may offer protective benefits, according to a prospective study of more than 200,000 adults. These findings suggest that choosing plant-based oils over butter could help prevent premature deaths, lead author Yu Zhang, MBBS, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of … Read more
Cryotherapy is emerging as a promising, low-risk approach to combat chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, a common and potentially devastating toxicity of chemotherapy. A growing body of research suggests that cryotherapy, or cold therapy, significantly reduces the incidence of this chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, especially among patients receiving taxane-based chemotherapy. Despite the encouraging evidence, cryotherapy is not a … Read more
Tiffany White Tiffany White was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. White, a Chicago resident who works as a mental health counselor and an accounting director for a national nonprofit organization, presented to her gynecologist with tiredness, pain, and bleeding between periods. An ultrasound revealed the presence of polyps. After a … Read more
Incidence of preliminary cervical cancer decreased by approximately 80% among women aged 20-24 years in the United States since the widespread use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The HPV vaccine was first recommended in 2006 for the prevention of cancers and … Read more
TOPLINE: Breast cancer survivors who received chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, or both showed a significant decline in physical health during the first 2 years after diagnosis compared with those without cancer, but this decline only remained significant in those who received chemotherapy after the 2-year mark. METHODOLOGY: Breast cancer survivors are known to experience a decline … Read more
TOPLINE: The new blood-based assay PAC-MANN-1 (protease activity–based cancer marker using magnetic nanosensor-1) identified pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) across all stages with high specificity and sensitivity. The assay showed improved detection of early-stage cancer when combined with carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9). METHODOLOGY: CA 19-9, the only Food and Drug Administration–approved biomarker for PDAC, has … Read more
It’s common for patients to fear that their cancer will return. Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, so it makes sense that fear of recurrence among its survivors is especially widespread. Oncologists say that some level of anxiety about recurrence among survivors of breast cancer can be beneficial, perhaps motivating patients to … Read more
TOPLINE: Among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer, 45% had more than one acute care visit, in-hospital mortality, late receipt of systemic therapy, or hospice entry in the last 30 days of life. METHODOLOGY: Historical evidence has shown that patients with advanced cancer often receive potentially aggressive care at the end of life, including late initiation … Read more