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Cancer
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Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Heart disease risk factors are common among men with breast cancer, a new, small study finds....
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Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters
Low-dose aspirin may help some people curb their risk of developing colon cancer — but not...
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Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
Giving melanoma patients a “personalized” vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years,...
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Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
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- Posted January 21, 2021
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Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report
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Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds
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- Posted January 19, 2021
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- Posted January 14, 2021
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Toxin in Undercooked Meat Shows Links to Rare Brain Tumors
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- Posted January 12, 2021
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?
A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.
Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.
“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.
There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.
Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.