Kerri Fitzgerald

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Here are the top stories covered by DocWire News&nbsp;this week in the Hematology &amp; Oncology section. This week, various research on exercise and cancer links was reported, a study found colorectal and pancreatic cancer rates have increased, and more.A large study spanning 195 countries found that <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/colorectal-and-pancreatic-cancer-rates-have-increased-in-the-past-30-years/">colorectal and&nbsp;pancreatic cancer&nbsp;rates have increased</a> by 10% between 1990 and 2017, according to a study published in&nbsp;The Lancet Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology.A study published in&nbsp;Blood Advances&nbsp;observed significant <a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/hematology-oncology/study-finds-racial-disparities-in-treatment-for-multiple-myeloma/">differences in the use of novel therapy and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation</a> among various&nbsp;racial/ethnic groups&nbsp;with multiple myeloma.<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/reduced-exercise-linked-to-neurocognitive-deficits-in-all-survivors/">Exercise intolerance may be related to neurocognitive deficits</a> in acute lymphocytic leukemia survivors, according to research published in&nbsp;Cancer.Men who are current or former&nbsp;<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/hematology-oncology/exercise-reduces-cancer-incidence-and-death-in-smokers/">smokers&nbsp;who have higher&nbsp;cardiorespiratory fitness&nbsp;</a>may be less likely to develop lung cancer and have a reduced risk of mortality, according to research published in the&nbsp;American Journal of Preventive Medicine.<a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/prescribing-exercise-like-medicine-for-cancer-patients/">Researchers have outlined new exercise recommendations</a> for cancer patients. The paper was published in&nbsp;A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.In case you missed it, more hem/onc headlines are featured below:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/fda-expands-approval-of-zejula-niraparib-for-late-stage-ovarian-gynecologic-cancers/">FDA Expands Approval of Zejula&reg; (niraparib) for Late-Stage Ovarian, Gynecologic Cancers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/hem-onc-picks/aspirin-reduces-death-risk-in-rare-cancer/">Aspirin Reduces Death Risk in Rare Cancer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/hematology-oncology/nivolumab-monotherapy-or-with-ipilimumab-effective-for-melanoma-patients/">Nivolumab Monotherapy or With Ipilimumab Effective for Melanoma Patients</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/hematology-oncology/researchers-identify-new-approach-to-administering-cancer-radiation/">Researchers Identify New Approach to Administering Cancer Radiation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.docwirenews.com/hematology-oncology/adjuvant-trastuzumab-in-hr-and-hr%E2%88%92-her2-breast-cancer/">Adjuvant Trastuzumab in HR+ and HR&minus; HER2+ Breast Cancer</a></li>
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