The pipeline for would-be drug therapies for hematologic malignancies has swollen to 1,234 molecular candidates, including almost 500 first-in-class agents. (GBI Research)
Adherence to cancer prevention recommendations could reduce cancer incidence by as much as 45% and cancer mortality by as much as 61%, according to a review of published data. (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention)
Anything is better than nothing, according to not one but two studies of the association between physical activity and risk of ovarian cancer. (British Journal of Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention)
Plus, it was safe and tolerable when combined with fruit juice: Broccoli sprout extract demonstrated anticancer activity in preclinical studies involving head and neck cancer cell lines. (Cancer Prevention Research)
Could 3-D printers help fill the void in natural-hair wigs for cancer patients and other people with other forms of hair loss? (CNN)
Exposure to a drug commonly used to treat osteoporosis prevented BRCA1-mutated breast-tissue cells from evolving into cancer cells. (CNN)
Oncologist Nathan Pennell, MD, PhD, of the Cleveland Clinic, received the 2016 EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishing for a blog post about his cancer-related superstitions and how they applied to one particular patient.
The American Cancer Society has developed a primer on cancer immunotherapy and made it available for download (PDF) on the ACS website.
Speaking of cancer immunotherapy, a handful of patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors subsequently developed arthritis. (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)
IBM's Watson Health research program will expand to include studies of advanced imaging techniques to predict development of cancer before it occurs. (Forbes)