Pain linked to increased tobacco and cannabis use among cancer survivors, study finds

Phyllis Harris appointed chief legal and risk officer at ACS

Phyllis Harris was appointed chief legal and risk officer of American Cancer Society, effective June 23.

June 27, 2025

CRC patients with cannabis use disorder may have higher odds of death within five years of diagnosis
Observational study suggests that clinicians should be cautious when recommending cannabis to manage cancer symptoms

Cannabis use disorder is associated with a dramatically increased odds of death within five years of diagnosis in people with colorectal cancer, a recent observational study found.

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young men
The face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

For more than a year before her stage 4 lung cancer was found, 35-year-old Alisa Secaida, a never-smoker and a physically active Southern Californian, had been experiencing a persistent cough and, increasingly, fatigue.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

By Claire Marie Porter

Obituary

Harmon Eyre, former ACS chief medical and scientific officer, dies at 84

Harmon Eyre, MD, died on May 31 in Salt Lake City. He was 84 years old. From 1993 to 2008, he served as the chief medical and scientific officer (CMSO) of the American Cancer Society.

Ashtrays in ivory towers: Two centuries of tobacco’s ties to academia

In a new online exhibit, the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama explores past and present relationships between cigarette manufacturers and universities.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

Clinical Roundup

High cannabis use linked to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that individuals with colon cancer and a documented history of high cannabis use were more than 20 times more likely to die within five years of diagnosis compared to those without such a history.

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

Pain linked to increased tobacco and cannabis use among cancer survivors, study finds

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Pain linked to increased tobacco and cannabis use among cancer survivors, study finds

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Phyllis Harris appointed chief legal and risk officer at ACS

CRC patients with cannabis use disorder may have higher odds of death within five years of diagnosisObservational study suggests that clinicians should be cautious when recommending cannabis to manage cancer symptoms

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young menThe face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats

Harmon Eyre, former ACS chief medical and scientific officer, dies at 84

Ashtrays in ivory towers: Two centuries of tobacco’s ties to academia

High cannabis use linked to increased mortality in colon cancer patients

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CRC patients with cannabis use disorder may have higher odds of death within five years of diagnosis
Observational study suggests that clinicians should be cautious when recommending cannabis to manage cancer symptoms

Young women are now diagnosed with cancer at twice the rate of young men
The face of cancer is changing at a time when research is plagued by existential threats