TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The stress of living in a poor neighborhood might contribute to higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in Black men, a new study warns. Black men are more than twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than white men, and more likelyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who’ve undergone stem cell treatments for blood cancers, or for illnesses such as sickle cell disease, can successfully bring a pregnancy to term, new research shows. The German findings run counter to the perceived wisdom on this issue: Many such patients areContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actress Shannen Doherty, best known for her roles in 1990s television hits such as “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed,” has died at 53 after a long struggle with breast cancer. In a statement, Doherty’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, said she died Saturday at herContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to health worries, cancer leads the way, a new poll shows. The University of Cambridge poll included 2,000 adults who said their biggest concern is getting diagnosed with cancer when it’s too late to treat it. Seven in 10 respondents haveContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 20% of Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer at some point in their lives, but it’s not inevitable. Skin cancer is not only the most common cancer, it’s also the most preventable. Most of the time, too much sun exposure is toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person’s lifestyle, a new study says. Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing to 30% of cancer deaths and 20% of cancer cases, results show. ButContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radioactive substances injected into the body could provide a better way of treating glioblastoma, the most malignant form of brain cancer, a new review says. The cancer treatment, called targeted alpha therapy (TAT), involves injection of radioactive alpha particles attached to special moleculesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer. As a result, he was robbed of his voice — along with theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new urine test might help doctors more easily screen for cervical cancer, researchers report. The test looks for proteins generated by a type of cancer-causing human papillomavirus, HPV 16. HPV strains 16 and 18 are responsible for nearly all cervical cancers, accordingContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In yet another finding that touts the health benefits of wildly popular weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, scientists report that taking the drugs may help reduce the risk of some cancers. In a study published July 5 in JAMA Network Open, researchers found peopleContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat, partly because it’s often resistant to chemotherapy. Researchers now think they know why chemo struggles to work against pancreatic cancer – and how to reverse that resistance. It turns out that the physical stiffnessContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After a mastectomy, some women are less likely than others to have breast reconstruction surgery. Rates of the surgery are consistently lower among American Indian and Alaskan native women than among non-Hispanic white women, according to a new study that pointed to age,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it’s easiest to treat, a new survey warns. More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide survey said they are behind on at least oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It may sound far-fetched, but new research suggests that living in dangerous neighborhoods could trigger an unintended health harm: higher smoking rates among residents. “High levels of neighborhood threat shape perceptions of powerlessness among residents, amplifying a general sense of mistrust, that canContinue Reading