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Topics include preventive interventions for those at increased risk of cancer, protective behaviors, and more.</p> </div> </div> <div class="slot-item last-SI"> <div class="dynamic list has-images"> <ul> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-69cd2f15993a57a97b64fb1ea202c1f39dfd98aeadf4a090fc2c35ab2dddd15a"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/kidney-cancer-mutational-signatures-geographic-variation"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-06/global-kidney-cancer-rates.jpg?h=d56bd17c&itok=4WraXYqI" width="228" height="171" alt="A map of the world showing rates of kidney cancer by country. The highest rates are in Lithuania, Czechia, and Uruguay.." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/kidney-cancer-mutational-signatures-geographic-variation" onclick=""> <span>Tumor Signatures May Help Explain Global Differences in Kidney Cancer Rates</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-07-01T12:00:00Z">July 1, 2024</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>By analyzing patterns of DNA mutations in kidney cancers from people around the world, researchers have discovered new clues about possible causes of the disease. Identifying these mutational signatures might lead to strategies for preventing kidney cancer.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/kidney-cancer-mutational-signatures-geographic-variation">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/brca-breast-ovarian-cancer-mri-surgery-fewer-deaths"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-04/Cancer%20Risk-BRCA-Conceptual%20Image-V2.jpg?h=1e6eb8d0&itok=Yp2YATSA" width="228" height="171" alt="A conceptual image of a "risk dial" with the dial pointing toward the "harmful" side. " /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/brca-breast-ovarian-cancer-mri-surgery-fewer-deaths" onclick=""> <span>Studies Assess Impact of Cancer Risk-Reduction Measures for People with BRCA Changes</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-04-15T12:00:00Z">April 15, 2024</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>For women with inherited changes in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, regular MRI scans and undergoing a surgery called a salpingo-oophorectomy appear to lower their chances of dying from breast and ovarian cancer, according to results from two studies.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/brca-breast-ovarian-cancer-mri-surgery-fewer-deaths">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/more-cancer-screening-modeling-study-knudsen"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-01/provider-maneuvering-patient-for-mammogram.jpg?h=b24547c0&itok=tM8hzR9L" width="228" height="171" alt="A female health provider positions a patient undergoing a mammogram" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/more-cancer-screening-modeling-study-knudsen" onclick=""> <span>What Happens If More People Get Screened for Cancer?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-01-26T12:00:00Z">January 26, 2024</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>Researchers used computer modeling to estimate the number of deaths that could be prevented, and the harms caused, if more people used USPSTF-recommended cancer screening tests. The study鈥檚 lead investigator, Dr. Amy Knudsen, explains the findings.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/more-cancer-screening-modeling-study-knudsen">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2024-01/gastrectomy.PNG?h=d4dcf701&itok=fuRa0vIm" width="228" height="171" alt="Two medical illustrations of gastrointestinal anatomy. One illustration shows normal GI anatomy with dotted lines where incisions are made during total gastrectomy surgery, and the other shows GI anatomy after a total gastrectomy." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences" onclick=""> <span>For People with Inherited Risk of Stomach Cancer, Gastrectomy Has Lasting Consequences</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2024-01-12T12:00:00Z">January 12, 2024</time>, by Shana Spindler </div> <p>In a recent study, more than 90% of people who鈥檇 had their stomach surgically removed to prevent cancer experienced a least one chronic complication 2 years out from their surgery. For some, the complications are life altering.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2024/preventive-gastrectomy-long-term-consequences">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-10/DNA%20tubes.jpg?h=9ff326f1&itok=xWS1yfDR" width="228" height="171" alt="Test tubes with shiny stretches of DNA inside" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk" onclick=""> <span>FDA Authorizes Blood Test for Assessing Risk of Hereditary Cancers</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-11-02T12:00:00Z">November 2, 2023</time>, by Edward Winstead </div> <p>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time has granted marketing authorization for a blood test, the Invitae Common Hereditary Cancers Panel. The test detects inherited genetic changes that increase the risk of developing certain cancers.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/fda-blood-test-hereditary-cancer-risk">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/integrating-cancer-prevention-primary-care"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2023-06/primary-care-physician-patient.jpg?h=c5b9fa41&itok=9TIh6md0" width="228" height="171" alt="A female doctor points to something on tablet as a male patient listens." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/integrating-cancer-prevention-primary-care" onclick=""> <span>Can Cancer Prevention Be Better Integrated into Primary Care?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-06-05T12:00:00Z">June 5, 2023</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>When it comes to cancer prevention, primary care clinicians play a critical role. But there are many barriers to integrating cancer prevention into primary care. Researchers are trying to better understand those barriers and how best to overcome them.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/integrating-cancer-prevention-primary-care">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-alcohol-link-public-awareness"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2021-02/cancers-associated-with-drinking-alcohol-infographic.jpg?h=0f825819&itok=y-iQVhPd" width="228" height="171" alt="Cancers Associated with Drinking Alcohol Infographic" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-alcohol-link-public-awareness" onclick=""> <span>Study Probes Awareness of Alcohol鈥檚 Link to Cancer</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2023-01-18T12:00:00Z">January 18, 2023</time>, by Anna Hopkins </div> <p>A study confirmed that most US adults aren鈥檛 aware of the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. Even among those surveyed who were aware, some believed risk varies by the type of alcohol.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/cancer-alcohol-link-public-awareness">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/bariatric-surgery-reduces-cancer-risk"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-12/gastric%20bypass%202.jpg?h=31700fd1&itok=nstyWZvg" width="228" height="171" alt="An anatomic illustration of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/bariatric-surgery-reduces-cancer-risk" onclick=""> <span>Bariatric Surgery May Reduce the Risk of Some Common Cancers</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-12-02T12:00:00Z">December 2, 2022</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>A new study suggests that people with obesity who had bariatric surgery had a much lower risk of five common cancers that aren鈥檛 related to hormone levels, including lung, colorectal, and esophageal cancer.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/bariatric-surgery-reduces-cancer-risk">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cancer-screening-guidelines-lack-harms"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-11/Benefits-Harms_Scale-Image-02.jpg?h=f7312ff9&itok=euJpU7H8" width="228" height="171" alt="Illustration of a set of scales with the word "benefits" outweighing the word "harms"" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cancer-screening-guidelines-lack-harms" onclick=""> <span>Cancer Screening Guidelines Often Lack Information on Potential Harms, Study Finds</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-11-23T12:00:00Z">November 23, 2022</time>, by Nadia Jaber </div> <p>In a review of 33 cancer screening guidelines, researchers have found that many don鈥檛 adequately capture the potential harms of cancer screening. Providing information on harms is critical so people can have informed discussions about screening with their health care providers, the researchers noted.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cancer-screening-guidelines-lack-harms">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/fda-proposes-rule-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-06/Menthol-in-cigarettes.jpg?h=becdecf7&itok=TXVNC3o5" width="228" height="171" alt="A pack of menthol cigarettes with a banned icon over it" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/fda-proposes-rule-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes" onclick=""> <span>FDA Proposes Rule Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-06-27T12:00:00Z">June 27, 2022</time>, by Linda Wang </div> <p>A proposed rule prohibiting menthol flavoring is expected to make cigarettes less appealing, lower smoking rates, and reduce diseases and deaths caused by cigarette smoking. Tobacco control researchers say the proposed ban could have the greatest impact on youth and African American smokers.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/fda-proposes-rule-prohibiting-menthol-cigarettes">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cervical-cancer-hpv-vaccine-one-dose-kenya"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-06/Kenyan%20girls.jpg?h=857b7e3a&itok=KONNntDG" width="228" height="171" alt="Several Kenyan girls looking at their cell phones." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cervical-cancer-hpv-vaccine-one-dose-kenya" onclick=""> <span>More Evidence that One HPV Vaccine Dose Protects against Cancer-Causing Infections</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-06-03T12:00:00Z">June 3, 2022</time>, by Elia Ben-Ari </div> <p>One dose of the HPV vaccine was highly effective in protecting young women against infection from high-risk HPV types, a study in Kenya found. A single dose would make HPV vaccines more accessible worldwide, reducing cervical cancer鈥檚 global burden.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cervical-cancer-hpv-vaccine-one-dose-kenya">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/keto-bhb-prevent-colorectal-cancer"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-06/CRC%20cells.jpg?h=45a16b09&itok=nulNCvIl" width="228" height="171" alt="A microscopic image of colorectal cancer cells" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/keto-bhb-prevent-colorectal-cancer" onclick=""> <span>Keto Molecule Offers Clue for Preventing Colorectal Cancer</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-06-02T12:00:00Z">June 2, 2022</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>In a study in mice, researchers showed that BHB, a compound produced while eating a ketogenic diet, may slow or stop colorectal cancer from growing. More studies are needed, they warned, to see if BHB has similar effects in humans.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/keto-bhb-prevent-colorectal-cancer">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/navajo-nation-commercial-tobacco-ban"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-02/BLUE-NavajoNationTobaccoBanCrop.jpg?h=38ad8c28&itok=yT8l7bOz" width="228" height="171" alt="A flyer in support of smoke-free casinos on Navajo Nation lands" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/navajo-nation-commercial-tobacco-ban" onclick=""> <span>Air Is Life: The Navajo Nation鈥檚 Historic Commercial Tobacco Ban</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-02-07T12:00:00Z">February 7, 2022</time>, by Patricia Nez Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., and Scott Leischow, Ph.D. </div> <p>With the passage of the Air is Life Act of 2021, the Navajo Nation enacted the most comprehensive ban on commercial tobacco products of any American Indian tribe to date.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/navajo-nation-commercial-tobacco-ban">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/ecigarettes-zeller-fda-regulation"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-01/vaping%20liquids.jpg?h=0624ca61&itok=MA1g_ibN" width="228" height="171" alt="" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/ecigarettes-zeller-fda-regulation" onclick=""> <span>FDA Oversight of E-Cigarettes Gathers Speed: A Conversation with Mitch Zeller</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2022-01-05T12:00:00Z">January 5, 2022</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>Companies that want to market e-cigarettes in the United States must now submit applications to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this interview, Mitch Zeller, director of FDA鈥檚 Center for Tobacco Products, provides insights into FDA actions on e-cigarettes.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/ecigarettes-zeller-fda-regulation">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/fructose-promotes-obesity-colorectal-cancer"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2021-10/Villi-cropped-05-05.png?h=6911b5da&itok=zlHD7eE_" width="228" height="171" alt="A microscopic cross section of intestinal villi" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/fructose-promotes-obesity-colorectal-cancer" onclick=""> <span>Does Too Much Fructose Help Colorectal Cancers Grow?</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2021-10-29T12:00:00Z">October 29, 2021</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Excess fructose can promote obesity and colorectal cancer, a new study shows. In mice, the study found that the sweetener, a component of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, increased how long normal and cancer cells in the intestines live.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/fructose-promotes-obesity-colorectal-cancer">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/hpv-vaccine-parents-safety-concerns"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2021-10/CGOV-14980_HPV_Vaccine_Hesistancy_Edited.png?h=5e29cd6c&itok=w--9scuR" width="228" height="171" alt="A factoid illustrating the 13% to 23% increase in parents safety concerns." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/hpv-vaccine-parents-safety-concerns" onclick=""> <span>Despite Proven Safety of HPV Vaccines, More Parents Have Concerns</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2021-10-22T12:00:00Z">October 22, 2021</time>, by Nadia Jaber </div> <p>Despite consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are safe and effective, a new study shows that more parents are citing concerns about their safety. Researchers cautioned that efforts are needed to counter this trend and improve vaccination rates.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/hpv-vaccine-parents-safety-concerns">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/red-meat-colorectal-cancer-genetic-signature"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2021-07/ground%20beef.jpg?h=9db4afd8&itok=aFs-GoCf" width="228" height="171" alt="A picture of a mound of ground beef" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/red-meat-colorectal-cancer-genetic-signature" onclick=""> <span>Pattern of DNA Damage Links Colorectal Cancer and Diet High in Red Meat</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2021-07-22T12:00:00Z">July 22, 2021</time>, by Sharon Reynolds </div> <p>Researchers have discovered a consistent pattern of DNA damage in colorectal tumors that may explain how a diet high in red and processed meat can help cause colorectal cancer. </p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/red-meat-colorectal-cancer-genetic-signature">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/advancing-cancer-prevention-nci-philip-castle"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2021-07/CGOV-12328_Castle%20Word%20Cloud-border2-4x3.png?h=a03e0f77&itok=s48NYoL5" width="228" height="171" alt="Cancer Prevention Word Cloud" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/advancing-cancer-prevention-nci-philip-castle" onclick=""> <span>Advancing Cancer Prevention: A Conversation with NCI鈥檚 Dr. Philip Castle</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2021-07-20T12:00:00Z">July 20, 2021</time>, by Carmen Phillips </div> <p>The director of NCI鈥檚 Division of Cancer Prevention, Dr. Philip Castle, discusses the division鈥檚 priority areas and his vision for making more rapid progress in cancer prevention, including moving toward precision prevention and immunoprevention.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/advancing-cancer-prevention-nci-philip-castle">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/smoking-more-young-adults-starting"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2020-11/Young%20female.jpg?h=28ead426&itok=Ff6Ac_WC" width="228" height="171" alt="" /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/smoking-more-young-adults-starting" onclick=""> <span>Smoking Initiation Shifting from Teens to Young Adults</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2020-11-06T12:00:00Z">November 6, 2020</time>, by NCI Staff </div> <p>The age at which people tend to start smoking has shifted upwards, with more young adults than teens trying smoking for the first time or becoming regular smokers, according to a new study. </p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/smoking-more-young-adults-starting">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/hpv-vaccine-prevents-cervical-cancer-sweden-study"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2020-10/Girl%20being%20vaccinated%20-%20iStock_0.jpg?h=d1012580&itok=deaPqs3k" width="228" height="171" alt="Photo of a girl being injected with a vaccine in her upper arm." /> </a> </div> <div class="title-and-desc title desc container"> <a class="title" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/hpv-vaccine-prevents-cervical-cancer-sweden-study" onclick=""> <span>Large Study Confirms that HPV Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer</span> </a> <div class="description"> <div class="date-author"> <time datetime="2020-10-14T12:00:00Z">October 14, 2020</time>, by NCI Staff </div> <p>Widespread HPV vaccine use dramatically reduces the number of women who will develop cervical cancer, according to a study of nearly 1.7 million women. 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