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Limiting the intake of sugar during the first 1,000 days of life may help prevent early-onset cancer and extend disease-free lifespan, suggests a study.

In women with obesity who are scheduled to undergo endometrial cancer surgery, a preoperative weight loss intervention is feasible, helping reduce weight and the incidence of postoperative complications, according to a study.

Financial toxicity (FT) exists and is not uncommon among adult cancer survivors, potentially contributing to further decline in quality of life (QoL), according to a Singapore study. Moreover, those of lower socioeconomic status are particularly at risk of FT.

Real-world data from patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) treated with first-line durvalumab plus cisplatin and gemcitabine across 12 countries/regions show similar survival outcomes between those who would not be eligible for the TOPAZ-1 trial and results reported in the durvalumab arm of TOPAZ-1, with no evident increase in toxicity.

In older adults with glioblastoma, 3-week radiotherapy (RT) lowers out-of-pocket (OOP) cost by about 5 percent compared with 6-week RT, according to a study.