In oncology, some milestones arrive with applause. Others arrive quietly. This year, one of the most important cancer drugs of the modern era begins to lose its monopoly. Nivolumab, one of the…
Could artificial sweeteners undo the benefits of immunotherapy? A study published in Cancer Discovery, July 30, found that melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who consume high levels of the…
Former cigarette smokers who use electronic cigarettes may be at higher risk of lung cancer than those who do not use these devices. The study abstract 3051, presented in a session at…
Accelerated ageing is more common in recent birth cohorts and associated with increased incidence of early-onset solid tumours. The study, abstract 846, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual…
Higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness may reduce the incidence and mortality of specific cancers in men. The Swedish male cohort study, published online in JAMA Open Network, June 29, found that higher…
It was April 2020. Just a few weeks earlier, India had imposed a national lockdown – among the harshest in the world. Ramkrishna Bhadhury, 44, a farmer from a small village in…
Opportunities to make significant headway against cancer don’t come around very often. This year, an alignment of science and European cancer policy is opening such an opportunity in relation to lung cancer…
If cancer screening policies were driven purely by mortality rates and curability, then lung cancer would long have topped the priority list for population screening programmes. Accounting for almost one in every…
Over-the-counter antihistamines appear to improve outcomes for cancer patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors. The study, reported in Cancer Cell (published online 24 November), found that melanoma and lung cancer patients taking antihistamines…
“It’s extraordinary that screening for the biggest cancer killer is not available in most of Europe," says Anne Marie Baird, President of Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE). “Lung cancer causes more deaths in…
