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A listing of recent publications by Yale Cancer Center researchers and clinicians in the first quarter of 2024

Dr. Melinda Irwin on Yale Cancer Answers: Approaches to Being Active and Eating Well for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

Yale Ob/Gyn faculty presented their research during the Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital's 39th Annual Ella T. Grasso Memorial Conference in Gynecologic Oncology, held on Nov. 6 at the Yale West Haven Campus.

Dr. Melinda Irwin, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Dean of Research at the Yale School of Public Health, and Deputy Director of the Yale Cancer Center, discusses how diet and exercise during and after cancer treatment can impact personal health on this episode of the InDiscussion: Cancer Survivorship podcast.

Dr. Melinda Irwin, deputy director of Yale Cancer Center and the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and associate dean of research at the Yale School of Public Health, who was also not involved in the study, told Medical News Today that the study’s results were “practice-changing,” notably because of how easy it can be to implement physical activity.

Yale School of Public Health Associate Dean of Research Melinda Irwin announces the recipients of this year’s top research awards.

The value in the Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale Cancer Center relationship

Dr. Melinda Irwin, the Deputy Director at the Yale Cancer Center, has explained that, while the stress itself may not cause the cancer, people may take up smoking, become less active, and drink more alcohol to try and cope with it, all of which may have disastrous consequences.

A study of a diet and exercise intervention for women with breast cancer found no difference in chemotherapy completion rates but a significant improvement in pathologic complete response (pCR) rates compared with standard care.