Jo Cavallo

1 week ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

In this installment of The ASCO Post’s Living a Full Life series, Guest Editor Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, spoke with Stephen R. Grobmyer, MD, FASC, about his clinical and research career in oncology, the challenges and rewards of moving to Abu Dhabi and building a state-of-the-art cancer center, and the joys of learning a new language and about a different culture. Here are excerpts from their wide-ranging interview, which has been edited for length and clarity.

1 week ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

The “One, Big, Beautiful” reconciliation bill making its way through Congress, which would make permanent provisions in the set to expire this year, includes massive cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage. An analysis of six potential Medicaid cuts proposed in the bill finds that if enacted, the number of uninsured Americans may increase by 7.6 million and that the number of medically preventable deaths could rise to 16,642 annually.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

A study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) investigating cancer incidence in the United States between 2010 and 2019 has found that breast, colorectal, endometrial, pancreatic, and kidney cancers are becoming more common among individuals younger than age 50. Although the study did not find concomitant increases in mortality rates for most cancers, results showed that mortality rates from colorectal, uterine, and testicular cancers also increased among younger adults.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

A 3-year structured exercise program initiated soon after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy improved disease-free survival and overall survival, as well as patient-reported physical functioning and health-related fitness, in patients with stage III or high-risk stage II colon cancer. These findings from the phase III CHALLENGE trial, conducted by Christopher M.

2 weeks ago | ascopost.com | Jo Cavallo

Within hours of the start of his second administration, on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order proclaiming that the country would now recognize only two sexes, male and female, essentially rejecting transgender identity, and directing all federal agencies to use the term “sex” and not “gender” in applicable federal policies and documents.1 The declaration came a month before the results of a new Gallup poll showing that 1.3% of Americans identify as transgender,...