Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. Below you will find the latest posts, updated regularly throughout the month.
(Last updated: July 20, 2022)
General Cancer Control News and Research
- A recent study finds that motherhood does not lower breast cancer survivors’ future survival chances.
- Research from a recent study shows promise for future development of an effective vaccine against high-risk breast cancer.
- Declines in in cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with delayed cancer diagnoses and increased mortality for breast, cervical and colon cancers.
- Researchers have gained new insight into the key properties of an anti-body needed to target cancer.
- A study finds that the Western-style diet is associated with higher risk of colorectal cancer.
- Researchers find that genetics may a significant role in childhood cancer survivors’ risk of developing obesity.
- Researchers have identified an important cancer progression mechanism in cancer cells; a discovery that can guide development of cancer specific drugs with potentially fewer side effects.
