Talc-Cancer Lawsuits on Hold; Diet & Prostate Cancer; Active Surveillance Deep Dive

A federal bankruptcy judge put a hold on about 40,000 lawsuits alleging that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talc-containing products cause cancer, giving J&J subsidiary LTL Management another shot at reaching a settlement. (CNBC)

A small but statistically significant group of patients with cancer, especially younger and lower-income minorities, disproportionately reported delaying care because of racial, sex, and cultural differences between patient and clinician. (Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, JAMA Oncology)

A House proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling by making significant cuts in federal spending, including healthcare, would harm cancer research and create barriers to cancer care, according to a statement from the Association for Clinical Oncology.

Men who had survived childhood cancer expressed significantly less interest in having children as compared with siblings who never had cancer. (Cancer)

Adherence to a healthy diet did not reduce the risk of prostate cancer. (BJU International)

Depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with worse survival. (Cancer)

A patient with prostate cancer and two doctors who treat the disease talk about the pros, cons, and emotions of active surveillance. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Laboratory studies involving animal models have produced new insight to how glioblastoma turns off the immune system to allow the brain cancer cells to grow freely. (Corewell Health, Nature Communications)

Adolescents and young adults with a history of cancer have an increased risk of developing HPV-related cancers. (Huntsman Cancer Institute, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention)