Oncology
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FDA proposes ban on hair straightener ingredients
The proposal specifies that formaldehyde would be banned, as well as other chemicals that release formaldehyde, such as methylene glycol.
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FDA to step up oversight of cosmetics, assess ‘forever chemicals’
The cosmetic products include makeup products, nail polishes, shaving creams, other grooming products, perfumes, face and body cleansers, hair...
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Battling pediatric cancer outcome disparities, new interventions aim to close gaps
Poverty-stricken children have stark disparities in cancer outcomes. With such a diverse set of factors fueling outcome gaps, a similarly diverse...
From the Journals
Early-life antibiotic use may raise risk of early-onset CRC
"Individuals with genetic risk factors (i.e., family history of CRC) who have experienced early-life antibiotics use on a long-term basis are...
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What makes teens choose to use sunscreen?
Of the studies that examined the role of ethnicity on sunscreen use in a systematic review, White high school students were more likely to use...
Commentary
A teenage girl refuses more cancer treatment; her father disagrees
For those who have recurrent disease and now face only experimental options – if they say no, that’s something we really have to listen to very...
Conference Coverage
CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
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No safe dose of cardiac radiation in children?
“These findings solidify the need to consider cardiac substructure doses in [pediatric] radiation treatment planning and in survivorship care.”
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Warts difficult to eradicate in immunocompromised children
Warts completely resolved with treatment in only 24% of children undergoing active cancer treatment.
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Prognostic factors of SCCs in organ transplant recipients worse compared with general population
SCCs developed most frequently on the head/neck in organ transplant recipients and on the arms/hands in the general population.
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Cognitive decline risk in adult childhood cancer survivors
“We need to educate oncologists and primary care providers on the risks our survivors face long after completion of therapy.”