Accepting applications until August 1

City of Hope Intensive Course in Genomic Cancer Risk Assessment

Accepting applications until August 1

Contribution of Risk Factors, Including Polygenic Score, to the Multifactorial Risk Assessment for the Implementation of Personalized Breast Cancer Screening: Insights from the PERSPECTIVE: Integration and Implementation Project

Xin Yang, Juliet A Usher-Smith, Kristina M Blackmore, et al.

Risk-based breast cancer (BC) screening can provide tailored recommendations based on individual risk. We estimated 10-year BC risks in 3753 women aged 40-70 with no cancer history. The primary endpoint was risk reclassification,... Read More

Universal Genetic Testing for Newly Diagnosed Invasive Breast Cancer

Zoulikha Rezoug , Stephanie P Totten, David Szlachtycz, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2431427

Between 5% and 10% of breast cancer cases are associated with an inherited germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant (GPV) in a breast cancer susceptibility gene (BCSG), which could alter local and systemic therapy recommen... Read More

Germline Pathogenic Variants Among Women Without a History of Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of the WISDOM Randomized Clinical Trial

Kirkpatrick B Fergus, Katherine S Ross, Maren T Scheuner, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Mar 1;186(3):344-352

Among 23 098 women who completed germline genetic testing (mean age, 54.3 years), 714 (3.1%) carried a PV. Excluding 109 who were previously aware of their PV, the detection rate was 2.6%. PVs were most common in CHEK2 (337) and A... Read More

Palbociclib combined with endocrine treatment in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients with high relapse risk after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: subgroup analyses of premenopausal patients in PENELOPE-B

F Marmé, M Martin, M Untch, et al. ESMO Open. 2024 Jun;9(6):103466

The PENELOPE-B study demonstrated that the addition of 1-year post-neoadjuvant palbociclib to endocrine therapy (ET) in patients with high-risk early breast cancer (BC) did not improve invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) compare... Read More

Global, regional, and national burden of breast, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer and their risk factors among women from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2050: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021

Yingying Li, Wenfu Song, Ping Gao, et al. BMC Cancer. 2025 Feb 24;25(1):330

Female breast cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer (FBCUO) pose a significant threat to global public health. Incidence, age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), deaths, age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR)... Read More

Burden of female‐specific cancers in China from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Wenhui Ren, Xiangyu Guo, Zheng Liu, et al. Cancer. 2025;e35712. 1-11 wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cncr

Breast cancer and reproductive system cancers remain significant public health threats for Chinese women. The year‐ and age‐specific estimates of the incidence, mortality, and disability‐adjusted life‐years (DALYs) associated with... Read More

Global burden, trends, and attributable risk factors of women's cancers with projection to 2050: Results from the GLOBOCAN 2022 and global burden of disease study 2021

Tingting Wei , Yunhai Li , Ze Zhang , et al. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar 7;52(5):111742

Women's cancers pose a significant global health burden, with pronounced geographical and age-related disparities. Targeting modifiable risk factors and enhancing healthcare access, especially in low-SDI regions, is essential to r... Read More

Increased healthcare costs by later stage cancer diagnosis

November McGarvey, Matthew Gitlin, Ela Fadli,and Karen C. Chung. BMC Health Services Research (2022) 22:1155

Cancer represents a significant source of disease burden in the United States (US), both clinically and economically. Diagnosis and treatment of cancer at earlier stages may reduce this burden. To better understand potential impac... Read More

Germline Genetic Testing After Cancer Diagnosis

Allison W Kurian, Paul Abrahamse, Allison Furgal, et al. JAMA. 2023 Jul 3;330(1):43-51

Germline genetic testing is recommended by practice guidelines for patients diagnosed with cancer to enable genetically targeted treatment and identify relatives who may benefit from personalized cancer screening and prevention. A... Read More

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cancer Risk in Adults With Obesity

Hao Dai; Yongqiu Li; Yao An Lee; et al. JAMA Oncol. Published online August 21, 2025

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely prescribed for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes and have recently gained popularity for weight management. We compared the incidence of 14 cancers among adults wit... Read More