Moffitt Cancer Center study educates oncologists on LGBTQ+ health concerns

PubMed’s failure to display all papers by authors who publish under multiple names “mistreats women,” lawsuit contends

A law group associated with conservative causes and funded by leading conservative donors has sued NIH, HHS, and the National Library of Medicine, demanding that the institutions address PubMed’s inability to display all papers authored by researchers who have published under multiple names.

Scarlett Lin Gomez awarded AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities

The American Association for Cancer Research will award Scarlett Lin Gomez with the 2024 AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities during the 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved to be held in Los Angeles Sept. 21-24.

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Vol.50 No.35

Clinical Roundup

Socioeconomic status affects survival of children with cancer

Socioeconomic factors can influence the diagnosis and treatment of children in Texas with malignant solid tumors, increasing the risk of the cancer’s spread and lowering the five-year survival rate, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

July 26, 2024

Vol.50 No.30

Clinical Roundup

Neighborhood violence may influence tumor biology, worsening lung cancer outcomes

Scientists have identified a potential driver of aggressive lung cancer tumors in patients who live in areas with high levels of violent crime. Their study found that stress responses differ between those living in neighborhoods with higher and lower levels of violent crime, and between cancerous and healthy tissues in the same individuals.

July 26, 2024

Vol.50 No.30

Guest Editorial

Oncology providers, advocates form LGBTQ+ community group at ASCO with focus on research, education, equity

“When I joined ASCO in 2001, the most important thing to me was networking. I savored the opportunities to come to the annual meeting to meet and to talk with those who had led the studies that would inform standards of care, particularly in gynecologic oncology,” said Don S. Dizon.

June 21, 2024

Vol.50 No.25

By Don S. Dizon, Chunkit Fung, Paula Chambers Raney, Charles Kamen and Shail Maingi

Clinical Roundup

Among cancer survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals report higher prevalence of chronic health conditions, disabilities, other limitations

Cancer survivors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or anything other than straight and cisgender experience more chronic health conditions, disabilities, and other physical and cognitive limitations than non-LGBTQ+ cancer survivors; however, the prevalence of most conditions was highest among transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

June 21, 2024

Vol.50 No.25

Moffitt Cancer Center study educates oncologists on LGBTQ+ health concerns

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