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Cancer prevention through physical activity and diet: an updated guideline from the U.S

According to the latest update of the American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline, four main pillars are needed to keep cancer away using diet and exercise. Here they are: achieve and maintain a healthy body weight throughout life, be physically active, follow a healthy eating pattern at all ages, and it is best not to drink […]

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The burnout epidemic in oncology, highlights form ASCO 2020

“Burnout is universal and no one is immune. We are all in this together and together we can come up with solutions”. Tara Sanft, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (U.S.A.), came to these conclusions in a poster discussion during the (virtual) annual meeting of the American Society of […]

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Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients

In the COVID-19 era, oncologists all over the world have changed their schedules and daily routine practice according to recommendations from cancer professional associations, prioritising care of the most aggressive tumours and cancelling or postponing non-essential tests and screenings. Moreover, patients do not feel comfortable going to the hospital, sometimes because of the fear of […]

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Cancer and COVID-19 took the stage at AACR Annual Meeting

It was not scheduled in the original scientific program, but as the new coronavirus pandemic has started spreading all over the world, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) dedicated a plenary session of its Annual Meeting to this very hot topic. Due to the pandemic, two Virtual Annual meetings have been programmed for 2020 […]

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Gender equality in cancer research is still far away

Despite a positive trend toward equality in the past 3 decades, a substantial gendered difference is now persisting in oncology publications, favouring male first and last authors. “The academic medicine pipeline poses a significant challenge for workforce development, with disproportionately low female representation in high-ranking positions” wrote the authors – all women – of a […]

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Covid-19 pandemic: information and resources to support the cancer care community

As soon as the first analysis of the risk for severe COVID-19 in patients with cancer was published online in Lancet Oncology on February 14th, 2020, it emerged that these patients might have a higher risk of COVID-19 compared to people without cancer. And that a new cancer care routine would have been needed to […]

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Trends in liver cancer: is it time to change prevention strategies?

Between 1990 and 2017 the incidence of primary liver cancer (PLC) globally decreased in younger (<30 years) and middle-aged (30-50 years), while increasing in older people (>60 years). Primary prevention strategies and changes in the lifestyle could be mentioned as determinants of these trends, according to the results of a paper recently published in Cancer […]

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Can we still rely on Omega-3 & Co. for cancer prevention and management?

According to an extensive systematic review recently published in the British Journal of Cancer, there is no evidence for a protective role of polyunsaturated fat (PUFAs) against the risk of cancer. Moreover, a very high intake of total PUFAs could slightly increase cancer risk, although the quality of evidence is low. “Evidence for effects of […]

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Non-cancer drugs repurposing, a new trick to win the onco-challenge?

Originally developed and approved for use in diabetes, inflammation and other non-oncological diseases (even osteoarthritis in dogs), many drugs could have a pivotal role in treating cancer. And they could be more abundant than expected, according to a paper recently published in Nature Cancer. “Anticancer uses of non-oncology drugs have occasionally been found, but such […]

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Real-world evidence in oncology has benefits (and risks)

Despite some weaknesses, real-world data can have a pivotal role in oncology, helping researchers and physicians to better understand the efficacy of anti-cancer treatments and how to manage the side effects. This is the position expressed in a commentary published in The Oncologists by three Italian experts: Massimo Di Maio from University of Turin, Francesco […]