BMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on Cancer in older adolescents and young adults.

Cancer in older adolescents and young adults presents unique epidemiological challenges, with distinct patterns of incidence, risk factors and outcomes compared to other age groups. This Collection aims to enhance our understanding of cancers that affect these populations, such as gastrointestinal, endometrial, colorectal, cervical and breast cancers, some of which are HPV- or obesity-related. We invite research that explores disparities in cancer outcomes and advances evidence-based strategies for prevention, early detection, and management. For the purposes of this collection, we define older adolescents and young adults as being between 15 to 39 years old.

Topics of interest related to cancer in older adolescents and young adults include but are not limited to:

• Recent and longer-term trends in the incidence and mortality of different types of cancer

• Role of infectious, environmental, and lifestyle factors in cancer development

• Impact of obesity at age of diagnosis or prior obesity (such as during childhood) on subsequent cancer risk and outcomes

• Disparities in outcomes by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status

• Innovations in cancer prevention, screening, and early detection

• Long-term survivorship and quality of life among cancer survivors

• Policy implications for cancer prevention and control in younger populations

This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 Good Health & Well-Being.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.

BMC Public Health is calling for submissions to our Collection on Monitoring, preventing, and managing diabetes at the population level. With rates of type 2 diabetes rising globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries and underserved communities, prevention strategies are critical. As the disease progresses people with diabetes are at increased risk of complications such as cardiovascular and kidney diseases, neuropathy and visual loss.

This Collection seeks submissions that explore population-level approaches to monitoring rates of diabetes, preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes, and system-wide efforts to improve the management of the disease and reduce rates of complications, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare burdens.

Submissions are encouraged on primary prevention initiatives and culturally adapted, community-level interventions to reduce the risk of diabetes. Research aimed at improving systems for monitoring rates of diabetes and its complications through routinely-collected health data, or for improving management by enhancing patient engagement with healthcare systems or better identifying those in need, are encouraged. Research on diabetes education and support systems is also welcomed, with a focus on empowering individuals to adopt and sustain healthier lifestyles and avoid known causes of diabetes.

Additional topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Access to healthcare and diabetes management

The impact of food insecurity on diabetes outcomes

Community-based interventions for low-income populations

Interventions to reduce exposure to environmental causes of diabetes

Financial barriers to diabetes medication and treatment

Housing instability, employment status and type 2 diabetes

Health literacy, poverty, and diabetes management

Policies to reduce poverty-related health disparities in diabetes

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being.

All manuscripts submitted to this journal, including those submitted to collections and special issues, are assessed in line with our editorial policies and the journal’s peer review process. Reviewers and editors are required to declare competing interests and can be excluded from the peer review process if a competing interest exists.