Oncology

In light of persistent racial disparities in prostate cancer care, a recent review discusses current understanding and future directions towards a more equitable healthcare approach. Highlighting the importance of social determinants of health, the study points to potential strategies for improving the standard of care for marginalized communities. Disparities in prostate cancer care are well...

This review reveals significant associations between obesity and liver, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers. Obesity has become a major public health issue over the last few decades. It has been associated with multiple metabolic syndromes and an increased risk of malignancies. Moreover, growing evidence shows that weight loss may lower the risk of developing cancer....

The 5Ts for Teach-Back method of health education can improve compliance with oral nutritional supplements in post-discharge patients after gastric cancer surgery. Surgery for gastric cancer results in metabolic changes and absorption disorders, leading to worsening nutritional status after discharge. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are recommended for malnutrition after tumor surgery; however, studies show poor...

Greater effect seen for patients aged 70 years and older at time of bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination. The bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is associated with a significantly lower rate and risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) among patients with bladder cancer, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open. Marc S....

Cladosporium sp. was more commonly found in early-onset CRC, while Pseudomonas luteola, Ralstonia sp., Moraxella osloensis occurred more often in late-onset CRC. The microbiome (MB) of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) varies between those diagnosed with early- or late-onset disease, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from June...

The prevalence of rare cancers varies geographically, and this study displays how much of a public health burden these cancers are when looked at collectively. Rare cancers, despite occurring less commonly, account for a quarter of total cancer diagnoses and deaths in the US, Europe, and Australia. Few epidemiological studies have analyzed the distribution and...

This study examines the biological influences of sex on cancer treatment. Differences in cancer incidence between the sexes are thought to result, in part, from hormonal differences, but the topic has not been studied in much detail. The underlying molecular mechanisms responsible remain poorly understood, and current approaches to medication and treatment protocols use genetic...

Breast cancer survivors face an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. This study analyzes how this elevated risk is distributed geographically and economically.  Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Among older breast cancer survivors, it exceeds breast cancer as a cause of death, and breast cancer survivors...

Psycho-oncological support is necessary for many cancer patients. This study examines the disparate ways that this treatment is available to Black women. Many patients with cancer require some type of psycho-oncological treatment to deal with the psychological distress that is associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Systemic gendered racial oppression often experienced by Black women...