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
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet can help cancer survivors maintain their heart health and live longer, a new study says. Cancer patients whose eating patterns stuck closely to the Mediterranean diet tended to live longer and have a reduced risk of heart-related death, researchers reportContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests. About twice as many cancer patients on chemo wound up with long-lasting nerve damage if they didn’t exercise, compared withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ultrasound cannot reliably rule out endometrial cancer in Black women given how readings are now assessed, a new study argues. Transvaginal ultrasound is commonly used to screen for cancer by measuring the thickness of the endometrium, the inner wall of the uterus. ThisContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay news) — A 14-year study of testicular cancer survivors suggests that a chemotherapy drug could greatly raise patients’ long-term odds for hearing loss. The drug in question, cisplatin, has been a mainstay of cancer chemotherapy for decades. It’s often used to fight a range ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Current screening standards could miss early-stage prostate cancer in transgender women, a new study warns. Prostate cancer tests look for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein produced by the small gland. Blood levels of PSA tend to be elevated in people with prostate cancer.Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Tai Chi appears to improve sleep, and as a result reduces inflammation and boosts the immune systems of breast cancer survivors, a new study says. The ancient Chinese martial arts practice relies on slow, precise movements performed as the person breathes deeply andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 20204 (HealthDay news) — An immunotherapy/chemotherapy combo drug can help early-stage breast cancer patients remain cancer-free following treatment, a new trial shows. The combo drug, Kadcyla, is already approved to treat patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, researchers said. The new results show that stage 1 breastContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture can help breast cancer patients deal with the hot flashes that often accompany hormone therapy, a new clinical trial says. Nearly 2 in 3 women who got acupuncture during hormone therapy reported fewer and less intense hot flashes, results show. Hormone therapyContinue Reading