Prevention - Cancer Currents Blog
Cancer prevention news, with comments from leading scientists. Topics include preventive interventions for those at increased risk of cancer, protective behaviors, and more.
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Charting a Course toward Precision Cancer PreventionCancer researchers are increasingly exploring how cancer risk is influenced by genetic predisposition to cancer and the effects of environmental exposures, and what this means for cancer prevention.
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Online Tool Helps Users Distinguish Moles from Melanoma“Moles to Melanoma: Recognizing the ABCDE Features” presents photos that show changes in individual pigmented lesions over time, and describes the different appearances of moles, dysplastic nevi, and melanomas.
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Drug Combination Shrinks Duodenal Polyps in People with Familial Adenomatous PolyposisIn a small clinical trial of people with an inherited condition that greatly increases gastrointestinal cancer risk, a two-drug combination shrank precancerous lesions in the duodenum.
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HPV Infections Targeted by Vaccine Decrease in U.S.Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) types targeted by the quadrivalent HPV vaccine has declined by nearly two-thirds among teenage girls since HPV vaccination was recommended in the United States.
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The ‘Crisis’ of Low HPV Vaccination Rates: A Conversation with Dr. Noel BrewerFollowing the release of a consensus statement from the NCI-Designated Cancer Centers urging HPV vaccination in the United States, Dr. Noel Brewer discusses the country’s low vaccination rates and how clinicians can help to improve them.
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Driving New Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Early DetectionResearchers are pioneering new approaches to preventing and screening for cancer, and the management of very early-stage disease.
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Bringing Precision to Screening for CancerA recent NCI-sponsored conference brought together leading screening and cancer control researchers to discuss the state of the science of precision screening for five cancers.
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Long-Term Study Finds No Increased Risk of Miscarriage after HPV VaccinationWomen in a clinical trial who became pregnant after vaccination with a bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine did not have an increased risk of miscarriage.
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U.S. Indoor Tanning Rates Are Dropping, But Still HighStudy estimates about 1.6 million fewer women and 400,000 fewer men tan indoors, but it’s still a common practice.
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Most American Adults Do Not Use Sunscreen RegularlyThe majority of Americans are not using sunscreen regularly to protect their skin from damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to a new survey.
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HPV Vaccine Effective Against Infection at Multiple Sites, Provides Partial Protection in Women with Previous InfectionsA new study from NCI researchers finds that the HPV vaccine protects young women from infection with high-risk HPV types at the three primary anatomic sites where persistent HPV infections can cause cancer. The multi-site protection also was observed at lower levels in previously HPV-exposed women.
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The Importance of Cancer Prevention Research and its ChallengesBarry Kramer, M.D., M.P.H., talks about NCI's efforts for improving cancer prevention and early detection, two topics discussed in the documentary film, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines: An Interview with Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.NCI’s Dr. Doug Lowy discusses HPV vaccines, including their efficacy, safety, and the development of next-generation vaccines.