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When screening for clinically significant potentially cancerous polyps, computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy, according to a study published in the May 15 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

The University of Arizona Cancer Center, located in Tucson, was founded in 1976 as a division of the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. In 1990, the University of Arizona Cancer Center was designated as a Comp rehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). As such, the center is not only focused on patient care, but also conducts translational and clinical research into the development and delivery of therapies to reduce the morbidity and morphology of cancer. Read More ›

Ovarian cancer is said to “whisper,” because the symptoms are seldom obvious. The most frequent symptoms seen in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are abdominal bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating/feeling full fast, or urinary symptoms. These are often passed off as nothing other than symptoms of getting older, gaining weight, or related to menopause. However, this whispering disease is the most lethal of all the breast and gynecologic cancers and accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.¹

A new study suggests tobacco control policies may have differing results throughout the United States. For the study, researchers compared lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth. Results showed that while lung cancer death rates declined continuously by birth year for women born after the 1950s in California, rates in other states declined less quickly or even increased.

For African-American families in which a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, there are unmet psychosocial needs that affect survivorship, family relationships, and social interactions, according to new research.

“African-Americans continue to experience higher morbidity and mortality rates from prostate cancer and lower survival rates when compared to men of other ethnic and racial groups,” said study lead author Brian M. Rivers, PhD, MPH, assistant member of Health Outcomes & Behavior.

A new study has found that mild or intense physical activity either before or after menopause may decrease breast cancer risk; however, considerable weight gain may reverse these benefits.

Published early online in Cancer, the analysis done by University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill researchers reveals that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight.

New guidelines for lung cancer screening are being strongly recommended. Created by a lung screening and surveillance task force established by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), the guidelines were published this week in the online edition of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Because recent research shows low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is valuable in reducing lung cancer deaths, the AATS task force recommends an annual LDCT lung cancer screening for:

During its annual policy-making meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to adopt these new policies:

According to a first-ever report by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the number of Americans with a history of cancer, currently estimated to be 13.7 million, will grow to approximately 18 million by 2022. The report, Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures, 2012-2013, and accompanying journal article published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, used data from the NCI-funded Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program.

In an effort to address current cancer survivorship concerns, leading experts in the United States convened recently for the Cancer Survivorship Research Conference: Translating Science to Care, a conference jointly sponsored by the American Cancer Society’s Behavioral Research Center, the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.