Cancer in Science and News

June 10, 2022 — Tumor DNA assay portends metastatic breast cancer recurrence months in advance (MedPage Today)

June 10, 2022 — Breast cancer study highlights need to perform fatigue assessments (Med Page Today)

June 10, 2022 — Liquid biopsy may save colon cancer patients from chemo (MedPage)

June 10, 2022 — Cancer etiquette: How to talk to people with a dreaded disease (Washington Post)

June 7, 2022 — ASCO 2022: 100% complete response rate in MMRd locally advanced rectal cancer seen in pivotal ‘immunoablative’ neoadjuvant immunotherapy clinical trial (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

June 3, 2022 — USPSTF no longer recommends aspirin as prophylaxis for colorectal cancer (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

June 3, 2022 — Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may be more effective for cancer patients (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

June 3, 2022 — COVID-19 vaccines most effective in patients with myeloma and gastrointestinal, lung cancers (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

June 3, 2022 — Geriatric consultations improved care discussions with patients with hematologic cancers (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

May 26, 2022 — Gabapentin may be an effective alternative to opioids for patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiation (ASCO Post)

May 26, 2022 — Breast cancer study highlights need to perform fatigue assessments (MedPage Today/ASCO)

May 20, 2022 — Ambient dirty air may put some people at higher risk for head and neck cancers (MedPage Today)

May 20, 2022 — Time-restricted eating to reduce cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors: a single-arm feasibility study (JACC)

May 20, 2022 — Infertility and risk of breast cancer in men: a national case–control study in England and Wales (BMC:  Breast Cancer Research)

May 18, 2022 — Pancreatic proteolytic enzymes and cancer: new support for an old theory (Integrative Cancer Therapies)

May 13, 2022 — Can complementary therapies ease cancer treatment symptoms? What the science says (Time Magazine)

May 12, 2022 — Increased risk of cancer in early life among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASCO Post)

May 12, 2022 — Gut microbiome might alter response to cancer therapy (ASCO Post)

May 12, 2022 — Long-term quality-of-life measures in women undergoing breast conservation vs mastectomy and reconstruction for early breast cancer (ASCO Post)

May 12, 2022 — Updated guidance for COVID-19 vaccination from NCCN recommends fifth mRNA shot (second booster dose) for immunocompromised people (ASCO Post)

May 12, 2022 — Changes in the NCCN guidelines on colorectal cancer screening (ASCO Post)

May 12, 2022 — Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine significantly increases immune responses in most patients with multiple myeloma (ASCO Post)

April 24, 2022 — Tumors partially destroyed with sound don’t come back (Michigan News:  University of Michigan)

April 24, 2022 — Gene score, endocrine response can guide early breast cancer therapy (MedPage)

April 24, 2022 — FDA OKs first breath test for COVID-19 (MedPage)

April 24, 2022 — Minimally invasive emergent colorectal surgery tied to better outcomes (MedPage)

April 24, 2022 — Third COVID-19 vaccine dose may improve immune response in patients with lymphoma (ASCO Post)

April 24, 2022 — Reducing risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema (MedPage)

April 16, 2022 — Exercise shown to release protein reducing bowel cancer risk (Newcastle University)

April 16, 2022 — Yin and Yang of psychological health in the cancer experience: does positive psychology have a role? (Journal of Clinical Oncology)

April 16, 2022 — Risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in women With breast cancer: The Pathways heart study (ASCO Post)

April 16, 2022 — New bioinformatics platform optimizes selection of combination cancer therapies (ASCO Post)

April 16, 2022 — Mobile audio recording technology to promote informed decision making in advanced prostate cancer (MedPage Today)

April 16, 2022 — Novel approach using off-the-shelf preactivated NK cells shows efficacy in CD-30 positive lymphoma (ASCO Post)

April 16, 2022 — Positive lymph nodes may not be an indicator for chemotherapy in older patients with breast cancer (ASCO Post)

April 16, 2022 — Study finds lumpectomy may be as effective as mastectomy for patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer younger than 40 (ASCO Post)

April 13, 2022 — New generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form (Science)

April 7, 2022 — Immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants after two and three doses of vaccine in B-cell malignancies: UK PROSECO study (Nature Cancer)

April 7, 2022 — The language of cancer needs a rewrite (ASCO Post)

April 7, 2022 — Protecting the immunocompromised from COVID-19: Practical information for physicians (ASCO Post)

April 6, 2022 — Cell phone use does not increase the risk of brain tumors, study suggests (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

April 6, 2022 — Depression, anxiety rates high with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

April 6, 2022 — Wave of new cancer treatments challenges community oncologists to keep up (Scientific American)

April 6, 2022 — HIV drug stabilizes disease progression in metastatic colorectal cancer (Science Daily)

April 5, 2022 — Psychedelics may ease cancer patients’ depression, anxiety (Washington Post)

April 1, 2022 — Early-stage multi-cancer detection using an extracellular vesicle protein-based blood test (Communications Medicine)

April 1, 2022 — Double lung transplant saves Chicago man with terminal cancer: "My life went from zero to 100" (CBS News)

April 1, 2022 — Study finds black patients with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 have worse outcomes than white patients (ASCO Post)

April 1, 2022 — Transportation barriers to health care among cancer survivors in the United States (ASCO Post)

April 1, 2022 — Emerging endocrine therapies in the management of breast cancer (ASCO Post)