WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Breast and cervical cancer screenings dropped sharply among low-income minority women during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That could lead to delayed cancer diagnoses, health consequences and an increase in existing disparities, the agency warned. TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Because they’re often given drugs that suppress their immune systems, people battling a blood cancer known as multiple myeloma have varying responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, new research shows. Some patients had no evidence at all of COVID-fighting antibody production after getting twoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite being particularly susceptible to severe COVID-19, many U.S. teen and young adult cancer survivors are wary of vaccination, a new study finds. Cancer survivors often have weakened immune systems and are more likely to develop severe respiratory infections. That puts them atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black American military veterans with aggressive prostate cancer who would benefit from surgery or radiation are less likely to get those treatments than men of other races, despite equal access to health care, a new study finds. “Despite great strides in prostate cancerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Good news for couples considering fertility treatments: Children born through assisted reproductive technology (ART) don’t have an increased risk of cancer, researchers say. In the new study, kids born through high-tech fertility treatments — such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and frozen embryoContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You decide to take a popular colon cancer screening test that can be performed at home, and it comes back positive. A follow-up colonoscopy is scheduled, but then you suddenly receive a large and unexpected medical bill. That’s what happened to a MissouriContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Living with heart failure is hard enough, but a new study suggests that these patients may also face a higher risk of cancer. Researchers looked at more than 100,000 heart failure patients and the same number of people without heart failure. Their averageContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could a new one-and-done blood test designed to detect as many as 50 different types of cancer become a diagnostic game changer? Yes, say researchers, who report the method appears accurate and reliable at identifying and locating cancer, including some kinds for whichContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people with heart failure take a cholesterol-lowering statin, and new research suggests those pills might also lower their odds for cancer. Researchers analyzed data from more than 87,000 people in Hong Kong who had no history of cancer and were hospitalized forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Surgery for the most common type of benign brain tumor should be considered for patients 80 and older, Finnish researchers say. Meningiomas originate in the meninges surrounding the brain, and the primary treatment is surgery. But the risks of operating increase with age,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women battling infertility are often given medications to help them conceive, and potential side effects are always a concern. Now, research suggests use of the drugs won’t raise a woman’s odds for breast cancer. Researchers at King’s College London in the United KingdomContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving COVID-19 survivors’ blood plasma to blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 significantly improves their chances of survival, a new study finds. “These results suggest that convalescent plasma may not only help COVID-19 patients with blood cancers whose immune systems are compromised, itContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s long been known the sun’s rays can cause skin cancer. But a new poll shows that only about 30% of American adults say they’re concerned about developing skin cancer — even though nearly 70% have at least one risk factor for theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Rates of breast cancer-related genetic mutations in Black and white women are the same, according to a new study that contradicts previous research. It found that about 5% of both groups of women have a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breastContinue Reading