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Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of invasive melanoma

Transplant Recipients Have Increased Melanoma Risk

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They also have increased melanoma-specific mortality compared with nonrecipients
Obesity enhances local myofibroblast content and stiffness-promoting extracellular matrix components in mammary adipose tissue

Obesity May Fuel Breast CA Via Change in Breast Tissue Structure

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Findings suggest obesity can trigger structural changes in extracellular matrix
For some

BRAF V600 Is Targetable in Some Nonmelanoma Cancers

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Vemurafenib active in NSCLC, Erdheim-Chester disease, Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis
Strategies can be adopted for improving physician resilience and the ability to handle the challenges presented by patient care

Report Highlights Ways to Improve Physician Resilience

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Recommendations include keeping a gratitude journal, enlisting peer support, learning new things
Individuals who have many moles are at increased risk for melanoma skin cancer

Fewer Moles May Mean More Aggressive Melanoma

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Patients may be less likely to get regular skin exams, advance warning about their risk
Only 3 percent of women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ will die of breast cancer within 20 years

Breast CA Mortality Rate 3.3% for Women Diagnosed With DCIS

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But mortality rate higher for women diagnosed before age 35 and for black women
The incidence of endometrial cancers is elevated for women across all racial/ethnic groups

Incidence of Endometrial Cancer on the Rise Across Racial Groups

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Non-Hispanic black women have higher incidence and lower survival across all stages and subtypes
The risk of alcohol-related cancer is increased even with light to moderate drinking in women

Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Women

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For women, alcohol consumption of 5 to 14.9 g/day linked to increased risk of alcohol-related cancers
For hospitalized patients

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters Up VTE Risk

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In hospitalized patients, increased risk of upper- and lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis
The United States should reconsider labeling of genetically modified food

U.S. Should Reconsider Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

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Recommendation made in light of overreliance on herbicide glyphosate, a probable human carcinogen