FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors in the throes of loneliness are more likely to die compared to those with companionship, a new study finds. Further, people who are the most lonely are the most likely to die, results show. “Loneliness, the feeling of being isolated, isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People lucky enough to survive a breast cancer may still face heightened risks for other cancers later, a new study shows. The researchers stressed that the absolute risk of a secondary cancer to any one survivor is still low. However, relative to folksContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it’s been unclear why that is. Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin acts against colon cancer, a new study says. Aspirin appears to boost aspects ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — About six out of 10 working-age adults hit with a cancer diagnosis say it put real pressure on their financial survival, a new report finds. “Today’s findings reiterate the critical role access to affordable, quality care and paid family medical leave plays inContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two common PFAS “forever chemicals” have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new designation, enacted under the country’s Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up leaks and spills of these harmful chemicals, agency officials said Friday.Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds. Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners, researchers said. Those women in a solidContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who smoke and become pregnant may worry that the weight gain that comes with quitting might bring its own harms to themselves or their baby. However, a new study confirms the health benefits of quitting smoking still far exceed any weight-linked concerns.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When prostate cancer strikes, one question is paramount: Is it aggressive and requiring immediate treatment, or slow-growing and worthy of monitoring only? Right now, an invasive biopsy is the only way to answer that query, but researchers say they’ve developed a urine testContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A newly developed at-home urine test could potentially help doctors catch head and neck cancers earlier, a new study suggests. The test looks for tiny DNA fragments sloughed off by tumor cells, which pass from the bloodstream into urine through the kidneys, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Eating healthy can lower the risk of heart disease in breast cancer survivors, a new study has found. Heart disease is a top cause of death in women who’ve survived breast cancer, likely due to the toxic effects of chemo, radiation and targetedContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans are facing more shortages of the drugs they need for medical care than ever before, a national pharmacy database shows. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHSP) and the University of Utah Drug Information Service started tracking drug shortages as far backContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with a suspicious-looking mole or questionable skin lesion often have to endure a scalpel or shaver so their doctor can cut off a sample to send in for biopsy. But a new, noninvasive “virtual biopsy” might soon allow doctors to instead scanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’ made news this week, with the Biden Administration vowing to cut levels in the nation’s tap water. New research finds that the chemicals, known as PFAS, can also contaminate the seafood Americans eat. No one is advising that consumers avoidContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Young women who find a lump or other potential signs of breast cancer often delay for weeks before finally seeing a doctor, a new study shows. On average, young women waited two weeks before seeing a doctor about troubling breast symptoms, researchers found.Continue Reading