Immunotherapy can improve outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for soft-tissue sarcoma Immunotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery led to 90% of patients having nearly all cancer cleared from their bodies Overall five-year survival rates were 90% and 82% for two common forms of soft-tissue sarcoma THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Everyone’s heard of fighting fire with fire. Now that tactic is coming to breast cancer treatment. Researchers think they’ve figured out a better way to fight breast cancer fueled by the female hormone estrogen – by employing mechanisms used by the male hormoneContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms are a lifesaving misery for middle-aged women, but a new tool could make getting a breast cancer screening as easy as spitting. Literally. A new hand-held biosensor can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of saliva, researchers report Feb. 13Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The red meat diet associated with masculinity could be the worst thing for men dealing with prostate cancer, a new study says. Prostate cancer patients who limit meat and dairy but eat lots of plant-based foods tend to suffer less erectile dysfunction, urinaryContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Healthday News) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who spent time in intensive care last month for complications related to prostate cancer surgery performed in December, has returned to the hospital with bladder issues, the Pentagon announced Sunday. “Tonight, after a series of tests and evaluations,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dutch researchers have developed a new stool test that appears to detect colon polyps better than the current test does. “The current test performs well, but leaves room for improvement,” said Dr. Gerrit Meijer, principle investigator at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam. Continue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Being active may help ease ongoing cancer pain. That’s the key takeaway from a study of more 10,600 people with a history of cancer and over 51,000 without the disease. A team led by Erika Rees-Punia of the American Cancer Society and ChristopherContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea appears to be linked to an increased risk of heart failure among cancer patients, a new study says. Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when relaxed muscles cause a blockage of the windpipe, interrupting breathing and causing a person to temporarily wake. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution. Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter — the tiny bits of pollution that can penetrate the lungs —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks squeezed financially may find themselves shut out from medical care, leading to delayed cancer diagnoses, a new report finds. A full third of cancer patients suffered some form of recent financial hardship — a bankruptcy, lien or eviction — prior to theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women are four times more likely to die from heart disease and six times more likely to die from stroke if infected with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study warns. HPV already is known to cause most cervical cancers,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Country singer Toby Keith, best known for chart-topping hits like “Who’s Your Daddy?” and “Made in America,” has died at 62 from stomach cancer. His death was announced on his website. Keith’s publicist, Elaine Schock, told the New York Times that the NationalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of tobacco. Known as the “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign, seven new people are featuredContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain’s King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. The palace did not disclose the type of cancer that was discovered. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement,Continue Reading