Orange County Newsroom

October 2, 2026

Early-onset breast cancer, diagnosed between ages 18 and 45, is steadily rising, highlighting a crucial need for vigilance in younger women. While routine mammography typically starts at age 40, understanding early warning signs is vital. City of Hope's Katarina Vasiljevic, M.D., emphasized that new breast or underarm lumps, skin texture changes and nipple changes or discharge warrant medical evaluation, as identifying cancer by feel alone is unreliable. Other red flags include sudden changes in breast size or shape, swelling, redness and persistent localized pain.

October 1, 2026

OncLive On Air shared a recap of its September 2026 podcast episodes, featuring discussions on various oncology topics. Among the highlights, City of Hope's Pashtoon Kasi, M.D., M.S., joined a session to explore recent paradigm shifts in colorectal cancer management. The discussion covered neoadjuvant immunotherapy, the biology of mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instability–high tumors and outcomes from trials like ATOMIC, NICHE and Kasi’s NEST trials.