Editor's Note A post hoc analysis of the SCOT phase 3 randomized clinical trial reveals that initiating adjuvant chemotherapy more than 6 weeks after surgery is linked to worse disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with high-risk stage II and stage III colorectal cancer. Published June 12 in JAMA Surgery, the…

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Editor's Note Medical professionals have long accepted that bilateral mastectomy does not improve survival outcomes for breast cancer patients. However, a study published in JAMA Oncology reveals a puzzling finding: Those who develop a second cancer in the other breast have a higher risk of death. As detailed in a…

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Editor's Note:  Although overall mortality from cancer continues to decline, diagnoses continue to increase and have shifted from older to middle-aged adults. These are among the conclusions of the latest report from the American Cancer Society, which was published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. “Among adults younger than 50…

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Editor's Note This study led by researchers in Spain examines the optimal combination of moderate aerobic physical activities, vigorous aerobic physical activity, and muscle-strengthening activity to reduce all-cause cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Using data from the US National Health Interview Survey, a total of 500,705 participants were included in the…

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