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week in cancer news
  • January 17: The Week in Cancer News

    Cancer incidence on the rise in younger women, and a new report issued on alcohol and health.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • January 10: The Week in Cancer News

    Getting more calcium could lower risk for colorectal cancer, and research provides new insight into which BRCA2 mutations can lead to cancer.

    by Thomas Celona

  • January 3: The Week in Cancer News

    New year brings debate about dangers of alcohol, and insurance denials continue to delay care.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • December 13: The Week in Cancer News

    Active surveillance of DCIS patients may be an alternative to treatment, and guidelines add self-test for HPV.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • December 6: The Week in Cancer News

    HPV vaccine credited for decrease in cervical cancer deaths among young women, and new technology extends survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

    by Thomas Celona

  • November 22: The Week in Cancer News

    Pancreatic cancer surge in younger people has not led to a rise in deaths, and researchers will study long-term survivors to better understand cancer responses.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons

  • November 15: The Week in Cancer News

    Complications can affect men years after prostate cancer treatment, and many people eligible for lung cancer screening do not get it.

    by Kevin McLaughlin

  • November 8: The Week in Cancer News

    Early initiation of palliative care leads to fewer hospital admissions, and surgery that removes fewer lymph nodes is effective for localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

    by Marci A. Landsmann

  • November 1: The Week in Cancer News

    Long-term monitoring can catch side effects in childhood cancer survivors, and breast cancer screening rates remain low among transgender people.

    by Thomas Celona

  • October 25: The Week in Cancer News

    Asian American and Pacific Islander women face rising rates of early-onset breast cancer, and the risk for dying of COVID-19 is twice as high in people living with cancer.

    by Eric Fitzsimmons