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Prevention messages: negotiating the tricky interface between medicine and popular culture
“Cigarettes are shit.” The slogan is neither creative nor informative, yet it had an impact beyond all expectations in Poland in 1994. These were the early days of post-communism: tobacco…
New drug combination offers potential to prevent bone metastasis
A combination of existing drugs may inhibit development of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients. The study published in Cancer Discovery, 1 March, found that a combined treatment strategy that…
Slowing ‘accelerated ageing’ may offer new avenue for cancer prevention
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…
Por fin! A cancer prevention code for Latin America and the Caribbean
Last October, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched its Latin American and Caribbean Code Against Cancer, seeking to help reduce the region’s rising cancer incidence rates. “We must act…
Tackling cancer in high-risk areas: the ‘Marmot City’ model
Inequalities in social, economic and educational status are inherent in all societies, to a greater or lesser extent. The discovery that a person’s health and life expectancy are closely tied…
Childhood cancer survivors need younger monitoring for cardiovascular disease
Survivors of childhood cancer are at a significantly higher risk of death following a major cardiovascular event than the general public. The study, published in the Journal of the American…
Not just a climate issue: cutting cancer rates through cleaner cooking fuels in Africa
Nearly one billion people in Africa depend on polluting fuels like wood, charcoal, and kerosene for cooking, lighting, and heating their homes. The resulting household air pollution leads to approximately…
Lynch syndrome patients show poor aspirin adherence
Only around one third of people with Lynch syndrome, the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer, report taking aspirin as chemopreventive therapy. The survey, abstract 19, presented at the…
From stigma to strategy: Egypt’s journey in combating cervical cancer
Before 2021, there was little official focus on cervical cancer in Egypt. The World Health Organization’s 2021 report indicated that fewer than 1 in 10 Egyptian women had been screened…
Statin use lowers risk of colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease
Statin use was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer related mortality, and all-cause mortality in a patient population with inflammatory bowel disease. The Swedish study, published…