ECOG-ACRIN offers stop-smoking study for cancer patients seeking to lower COVID-19 risk

Smoke-Free Support Study 2.0 is testing video counseling to help cancer patients who smoke to quit in Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin

Early GP referrals are leading to cancer patients surviving longer

Early GP referrals are likely to lead to cancer patients surviving longer, a study by King’s College London and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has found. The analysis of 1.4million cancer patients in England published today…

Doctors group sues California for failing to add processed meat to state carcinogen list

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine–a nonprofit with more than 25,000 members in California–filed a lawsuit against the State of California on March 11 for failing to include cancer-causing processed meat–such as hot dogs, bacon, and deli meat–on the state’s…

A common gut microbe secretes a carcinogen

Cancer mutations can be caused by common gut bacteria carried by many people. This was demonstrated by researchers from the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) and Princess Máxima Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. By exposing cultured human mini-guts to a particular strain…

A common gut microbe secretes a carcinogen

Cancer mutations can be caused by common gut bacteria carried by many people. This was demonstrated by researchers from the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) and Princess Máxima Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. By exposing cultured human mini-guts to a particular strain…

Comparing PFAS exposures in female firefighters and office workers

Firefighters have higher rates of some cancers than the general population, which might not be surprising given the many potential carcinogens they encounter while battling blazes. However, previous studies of chemical exposures in this occupation have focused almost exclusively on…