THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with cancer may be at increased risk for a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, new research has found. “Previous studies have suggested there may be a link between cancer and Guillain-Barré syndrome, but just how often people develop Guillain-Barré after aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis of breast cancer, but a new study finds it happens less often than experts have thought. Researchers estimated that about 15% of breast cancers caught through routine mammography screening are overdiagnoses — meaning the tumors would neverContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — E-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat, according to a new study. That’s because vapers and hookah users are more than twice as likely to exhale smokeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who go meat-free, or at least put limits on it, may have lower risks of some of the most common cancers, a new, large study suggests. British researchers stressed that their findings do not prove definitively that vegetarian/vegan diets cut people’s cancerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of different spray products — deodorants, shampoos, sunscreens, athlete’s foot treatments — have been recalled in recent months due to contamination with the cancer-causing chemical benzene. Most recently, six Brut and Sure aerosol antiperspirants faced recall last week due to benzene contamination.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat and beat, but new research suggests that commonly prescribed high blood pressure drugs may boost survival in patients. Known as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), those who took them saw slightContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s yet another consequence of America’s childhood obesity epidemic: New research shows that girls with type 2 diabetes can set themselves up for developing a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS occurs when a woman’s ovaries or adrenal glands produce moreContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gender differences extend to cancer treatments, with women having a higher risk of severe side effects from certain treatments than men, a new study finds. Previous research concluded women tend to have more side effects from chemotherapy, and this new paper shows theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the pandemic has undermined public health in countless ways, a new report warns that the pandemic has been particularly hard on cancer patients and cancer research alike. “As much as so many people have been vaccinated, and we continue to find newContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new lung cancer drug that has only been tested in China was soundly rejected by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Known as sintilimab, the treatment is a type of immunotherapy that unleashes the immune systemContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental therapy that harnesses the body’s tumor-fighting immune cells may be effective for some women with advanced breast cancer, early research suggests. The findings come from an ongoing trial at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is testing a new approachContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Eric Lander, the director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has resigned after the findings of an internal investigation that he violated workplace policies became public. In a statement issued Monday evening, White House press secretary JenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration. In his announcement, Biden said the program would aim to boost prevention, screening and research with a targetContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adult pot smokers who’ve suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds. Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, but this new study showed that riskContinue Reading