Lower Household Income Linked to Reduced Treatment Access and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer Edited by Gargi Mukherjee

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/lower-household-income-linked-reduced-treatment-access-and-2026a1000pwh

Breast Density Laws Fall Short Raising Additional Screening Kelsey Mesmer

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/breast-density-laws-fall-short-raising-additional-screening-2026a1000qae Even in states that require notification of dense breasts after mammography or insurance coverage for additional screening, ultrasound and magnetic reconnaissance imaging rates remain low, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

To Beat Cigarette Addiction, Experts Embrace Vapes Lara Salahi August 03, 2026 JAMA. 2026; doi:10.1001/jama.2026.14359

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/beat-cigarette-addiction-experts-embrace-vapes-2026a1000qb3?src= Clinicians can now recommend vapes, along with nicotine patches and gums, to their adult patients who want to quit smoking traditional cigarettes.

The Coming ‘Tsunami’: Cardiac Effects of Cancer Therapy Carolyn Brown August 03, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coming-tsunami-cardiac-effects-cancer-therapy-2026a1000qbr?src= The ranks of long-term cancer survivors are growing, thanks to improved therapies, but along with that welcome trend comes a hard truth: Life-saving treatments can also have sometimes lasting adverse effects.

Breast Density Laws Fall Short Raising Additional Screening Kelsey Mesmer August 03, 2026 JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(7):e2626008. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.26008

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/breast-density-laws-fall-short-raising-additional-screening-2026a1000qae?src= Even in states that require notification of dense breasts after mammography or insurance coverage for additional screening, ultrasound and magnetic reconnaissance imaging rates remain low, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

MRI-Based Models Predict Very Early HCC Recurrence After Resection Edited by Manasi Talwadekar August 03, 2026 J Hepatol. 2026; doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2026.05.027

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/mri-based-models-predict-very-early-hcc-recurrence-after-2026a1000qbe?src= Two MRI-based models — the preoperative and postoperative models of MRI for Very Early Recurrence Prediction (MERP-pre and MERP-post) — predicted very early recurrence within 1 year after resection in patients with single Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage 0/A hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); these models outperformed other systems. The models also stratified patients into high- and low-risk groups with distinct 1-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates.

Pneumonia Exposes Hidden Immune Deficiencies Edited by Shreyasi Asthana

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pneumonia-exposes-hidden-immune-deficiencies-2026a1000pwx?src= Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) revealed undiagnosed blood cancers and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) in a considerable proportion of adult patients, a Swedish study found.