WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020. However, not all Americans are reaping the benefits from advances in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new study finds. The oral drug venetoclax is typically given to older AML patients whose bodies can’t handle the rigors of chemotherapy.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death compared to fairer-skinned patients, researchers found. Advanced stage 3 melanoma wasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why. Children born of moms who smoked while expecting tend to have gut bacteria that is significantly different fromContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actress and “X-men” star Olivia Munn has revealed that she underwent egg retrieval and then a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. In an article published on Mother’s Day, Munn told Vogue she opted for hysterectomy because it allowed her to avoidContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For 14 years, David Perez fought fires in South Florida, thinking he was in peak physical shape. Then a routine physical turned up anomalies in his blood work that turned his life upside down. “The labs came back irregular. Everything was off,” Perez,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When cancer strikes, you could easily go into debt, even with health insurance in place, according to a new survey from the American Cancer Society. The survey, based on responses from nearly 1,300 cancer patients and survivors from March 18 through April 14,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Steve Murray, 68, has spent a lot of time out in the sun, at work and at play. Murray worked construction for several decades, and as a child spent summers on the beach in Ocean City, N.J., and enjoyed winter visits to sunnyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A quick swish at the doctor’s office could someday provide early detection of stomach cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, a new study reports. Researcher found distinct differences in bacteria samples taken from the mouths of people with stomach cancer orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says. The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 betweenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has long been known to harm the fetus, but new research shows things get even worse when marijuana is in the mix. The study by a team at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) in Portland involved more thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “New car smell” is a beloved benefit of buying a new vehicle. However, at least part of that scent could be due to toxic carcinogens released by flame retardants, a new study says. Flame retardant chemicals added to seat foam and other carContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial. The combo therapy involves bavituximab, a drug that neutralizes a fatty substance called phosphatidylserine that cancer cells useContinue Reading