Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that 11 oral presentations from the Company’s industry-leading solid tumor portfolio and pipeline will be featured at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2024 Congress. Twenty-seven studies (23 company-sponsored and four investigator-initiated), including four late-breaking abstracts, will feature new data in lung, bladder, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Continue reading
New research in the March 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network highlights how the lack of genomic research for people with African ancestry, particularly those from the Sub-Saharan region, is hampering efforts to reduce disparities for people with cancer. In a first-of-its-kind study, the researchers evaluated molecular genetic results for 113 Black South African men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer to find evidence for increased and potentially unique genetic testing recommendations. Continue reading
One in six Black men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime versus one in eight white men. Black men are more likely to be diagnosed at a younger age, with more aggressive disease, and are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer. New findings from Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)-funded investigators shed light on the genetic underpinnings of this racial disparity and point the way toward more effective screening strategies. Continue reading