TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It takes a village to help a smoker quit. And a new study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that smokers had a nearly doubled success rate quitting when supported by an integrated approach that included medication and personal counseling. “Our studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exercising now can increase your chances of successfully fighting cancer in the future. Even low levels of exercise provided protection against cancer, a new study published Jan. 7 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows. People were 47% less likely to dieContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease and cancer might seem completely unrelated, but these two top causes of death sometimes act in concert. Women with heart disease appear to have a greater risk of aggressive breast cancer, according to a new study published Jan. 2 in JAMAContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mind-opening psychedelic drugs can provide a needed boost to people dealing with cancer or struggling with alcoholism, according to a pair of new studies from New York University. One study found that psilocybin — the active ingredient in magic mushrooms — significantly reducedContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — AI can outperform human doctors when it comes to identifying ovarian cancer from ultrasound images. A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that specially trained AI program achieved an accuracy rate of more than 86% in identifying ovarian cancer byContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The lungs are a tempting place for cancer cells — so much so that more than half of people with advanced cancer elsewhere in their bodies wind up with lung tumors. Researchers now think they know why. Elevated levels of an amino acidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Considering a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking? New research might provide all the motivation you need: Each cigarette could shorten your life by up to 22 minutes, researchers say. The findings, published Dec. 29, 2024, in the journal Addiction, were based onContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Very early-stage breast cancers are notoriously tough to spot via mammograms, but new technology might make detection easier. According to a new study published recently in the Journal of Biophotonics, Scottish researchers are combining AI with high-tech “laser analysis” to spot changes inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — That morning cup of coffee or afternoon spot of tea might be protecting you from cancer. A new evidence review says that coffee and tea consumption are linked to a lower risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, and head and neck, perContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When supplies of certain generic, platinum-based cancer chemotherapies dwindled in 2023, oncologists feared it might lead to under-treatment and many more cancer deaths. Fortunately, that did not turn out to be the case, a new study published recently in the Journal of theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy for breast cancer comes with a host of side effects, including conditions as serious as heart problems and pneumonia. Now, a new study says some breast cancer patients can safely skip radiation therapy without risking their cancer coming back. Women whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A self-administered test can help empower women in identifying risks for cervical cancer. A new study published Dec. 12 in the journal PLOS Medicine shows the self-test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection accurately identified women who either had cervical cancer or precancerous cellsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Pancreatic cancer can be a silent killer — the organ is located deep inside the body, making cancer harder to detect before it becomes life-threatening. A specific type of MRI scan, however, might help doctors better detect pancreatic cancer early, a new studyContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More young people around the world are falling prey to colon cancer, a new study shows. Colon cancer rates in young adults have risen in 27 out of 50 countries around the world, including the United States, researchers found. These rates among youngContinue Reading