Oncology

Onco-hospitalist programs may close key inpatient oncology care gaps in communication, collaboration, training, and cancer management.

Darolutamide showed less cognitive decline than enzalutamide in ARACOG results presented at ASCO 2026 for prostate cancer.

Head and neck cancer survival improved with TMC-I versus platinum chemotherapy in recurrent or metastatic disease.

Contrast-enhanced mammography showed good accuracy for assessing breast cancer response after neoadjuvant therapy in pooled data.

TALAPRO-3 data show talazoparib plus enzalutamide delayed progression in HRR-deficient metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

SUCCESSOR-2 data showed MeziKd prolonged progression-free survival in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma at ASCO 2026.

Higher BMI was linked to a smaller sex-related difference in lung cancer survival across large European cohorts.

Metastatic NSCLC treatment reached fewer than half of older adults, despite major advances in systemic therapy.

Suzetrigine showed limited benefit for cancer-related bone pain in three patients with metastatic spinal disease.

Acupuncture therapies improved insomnia in patients with breast cancer, with combined mindfulness and acupressure ranking highest.

Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy rarely caused persistent taste and smell dysfunction in long term survivors after cancer treatment.

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer research priorities reveal urgent biological, clinical, and psychosocial gaps in patient care.

Endometriosis is linked to ovarian cancer risk, but absolute lifetime risk remains low for most patients.

Bereaved families of young adults with cancer face greater grief and depression after end-of-life care.

Digital health technophobia varies widely among older patients with cancer, highlighting barriers to equitable digital cancer care.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction reduced chemotherapy-related nausea, vomiting, depression, and anxiety in patients with colorectal cancer.

Insular gliomas can be resected safely with mapping, with low morbidity across 500 surgical cases.

Palliative nursing interventions improved quality of life and reduced distress and symptom burden in older adults with cancer.

Time-of-day immunotherapy was associated with longer survival in patients receiving ICIs for advanced solid tumors.

Colon cancer treatment interval up to 49 days did not worsen cancer-free survival after curative surgery.

Salt intake was not genetically associated with gastric cancer risk in a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis.

HPV vaccination has delivered major population-level reductions in infection, precancer, genital warts, and cervical cancer globally.

Prognostic dialogue in serious illness conversations may help patients balance hope with realistic expectations.

Preoperative breast cancer screening before chest masculinization surgery helped identify malignancy and improve surgical planning.

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in breast cancer is now set for a broader comparative review.

Collaborative care helped a patient with opioid use disorder, advanced cancer, and housing instability complete treatment.

Smoking emerged as the strongest modifiable driver of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a large Johannesburg analysis.

Health care barriers were linked to lower cancer screening adherence across five major cancer types.

Cancer care in humanitarian settings remains fragmented, underprioritized, and urgently in need of cross-border policy solutions.

A case report explores whether mRNA COVID-19 vaccination may coincide with hematopoietic malignancy and possible mechanisms.

A new skin cancer risk stratification tool for solid organ transplant recipients shows strong international validation but inconsistent clinical adoption.

Next-generation sequencing use rose in advanced cancer, but access remained uneven across socioeconomic, racial, and insurance groups.

Risk-reducing surgery decisions were shaped most by ovarian cancer risk and menopausal symptoms in premenopausal women.

A mobile nutrition app improved dietary moderation and appetite loss outcomes in patients with cancer over 4 weeks.

CART cell therapy was linked to early hemostatic shifts that may help predict toxicity and bleeding risk.

Male breast cancer risk stratification may help identify which patients with luminal early disease benefit from chemotherapy.

Smart control of CAR T cells is advancing cancer immunotherapy by improving precision, safety, and adaptability.

Regional nodal irradiation in breast cancer showed low recurrence rates after nodal pCR, even when residual breast disease remained.

Psychological interventions for parents in pediatric palliative care improved short term mental health outcomes.

A nurse-led bladder management approach improved bladder volume reproducibility and reduced repeat imaging in prostate hypofractionated radiotherapy.

Sjögren’s disease linked to higher cancer risk in patients and close relatives in this cohort study.

Prostate biopsy under local anesthesia showed similar safety and detection outcomes, with better comfort trends for transperineal sampling.

Narrative-based palliative care reduced stress and improved quality of life in elderly terminal cancer patients and families.

Older adults with frailty often faced prolonged functional recovery and unmet care needs after major elective noncardiac surgery.

Sustainable breast cancer surgery was feasible in a pilot study, with high sentinel node detection rates preserved.

A new review has highlighted the gut microbiota as a potential systemic driver of liver metastasis in small cell lung cancer, shifting attention beyond tumor genetics alone to the gut liver axis.

Radiologic exposomics may help reveal how environmental exposures shape cancer biology through imaging biomarkers.

Exercise was associated with reduced cancer-related lymphedema risk, with meta-analysis showing a 29.0% relative reduction overall.