Many Early-Onset Cancers Increasing, Particularly in Women

Rates of certain cancers in the United States — including breast, colorectal, and thyroid cancers — increased between 2010 and 2019 among patients aged less than 50 years, while overall cancer incidence and mortality rates did not increase, a new study found.  Among the more than two million cases of early-onset cancer diagnosed during this … Read more

Cancer Deaths Fall in Europe, but Not Across All Types

Cancer statistics in Europe are encouraging: Between 1989 and 2025, nearly 7 million deaths were averted in the European Union (EU), including over 373,000 from breast cancer. This finding emerged from a study recently published in the Annals of Oncology by a team of researchers led by Carlo La Vecchia from the University of Milan … Read more

ACG Issues First Guidance on Gastric Premalignant Conditions

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