FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older Black women who use chemical hair relaxers may be more likely to develop uterine cancer, new research suggests. Specifically, postmenopausal Black women who reported using hair relaxers more than twice a year or for more than five years had more than aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The ability to detect skin cancer using artificial intelligence (AI) software has rapidly improved. New research presented Wednesday at a medical conference in Berlin shows that this AI technology now has a 100% detection rate for melanoma, the most serious form of skinContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research uncovers troubling trends for lung cancer in young and middle-aged women. Cancer incidence in young women is higher than it is in men, a continuing trend, and now that extends to women over age 50, reversing historical patterns. “These findings areContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men of all races and ethnic groups who have prostate cancer fare equally well when access to care is identical, a new study finds. The disparity in outcomes from prostate cancer between Black, Hispanic and white men disappears when treatment and care areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cigarette makers are using synthetic menthol substitutes in what appears to be an effort to skirt a looming federal menthol ban, researchers say. The menthol flavor appeals to younger and newer smokers, according to investigators at Duke Health in Durham, N.C., and YaleContinue Reading
Cervical cancer is a diagnosis no woman wants to receive, and navigating the disease can be challenging. A type of cancer that starts in the cells of the cervix, this cancer usually develops slowly. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus that connects to the vagina. BeforeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For a subset of patients with advanced lung cancer, radiation therapy can sometimes substantially extend their lives. Now a new study hints that a blood test could be used to identify the people most likely to benefit. Right now, there is no wayContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Catching breast cancer early is key to making it easier to treat and survive, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The organization aims to highlight early detection, noting that screening with mammography has helped breast cancer death rates drop 43% since 1989.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. cancer centers continue to have shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs, a new survey shows, though the medications are not as scarce as they were last June. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a nonprofit alliance of leading cancer centers, surveyed itsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy can probably benefit from a shorter course of more intense radiation therapy, a new study indicates. Hypofractionated radiation therapy — which provides a higher dose each session over three weeks — provides the same protection againstContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Women who have breast reconstruction using their own tissue instead of implants ma be more satisfied with the results, new research shows. “The findings were unexpected, since autologous breast reconstruction is a more complex procedure, with a higher rate of severe complications,” saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes may accelerate the growth of a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma, affecting overall survival, according to a new study. The research, published Sept. 29 in the journal Blood Advances, also underscores differences in survival outcomes for Black patients versus white patientsContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms have long offered early detection of breast cancer, which is why getting them regularly is crucial to women’s health, one expert says. “There are several risk factors associated with breast cancer. As with many other diseases, risk of developing breast cancer increasesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests. Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to nonsmokers, a risk that was double that ofContinue Reading