Takeaways from the 2023 AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities

Dr. Eugene Manley attended the 16th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved that was held in Orlando, FL at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa from September 29 – October 2, 2023. This meeting seems to be getting larger every year, and it is great […]
NHANES analysis shows that exposure to endocrine-disruptors may play a role in breast, ovarian, skin, and uterine cancers.

This study by Cathey et al., (2023) looked at NHANES data and showed that women with previous exposure to PFAs, phenols, and parabens had worse prognosis for endocrine-disruptor mediated cancers. High exposure to PFAs were linked to prior melanoma diagnoses. PFA was also linked with prior uterine cancer diagnosis, while high phenol exposure was associated with […]
