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24 Dec
Tea and Coffee May Help Protect You From Some Cancers

Tea and Coffee May Help Protect You From Some Cancers

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

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Throat
24 Dec
Last Year's Platinum-Based Drugs Shortage Didn't Raise Cancer Deaths, Study Found

Last Year's Platinum-Based Drugs Shortage Didn't Raise Cancer Deaths, Study Found

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

Drugs: Misc.Cancer: Misc.Chemotherapy
13 Dec
Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment

Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment

The ancient Japanese practice of reiki "energy healing" might help some cancer patients deal with the pain that can come with infusion therapies, new research shows.

"Outpatients receiving reiki during infusion reported clinically significant improvements in all symptoms...

Alternative Medicine: Misc.PainCancer: Misc.
11 Dec
Women With Cancer Can Safely Use Rogaine to Curb Hair Loss

Women With Cancer Can Safely Use Rogaine to Curb Hair Loss

Women worried about losing their locks during chemotherapy can safely take hair-loss drugs during breast cancer care, a new study says.

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: BreastHair LossCancer: Ovarian
10 Dec
Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Ultra-processed Foods May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Fatty, salty and sugary ultra-processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of colon cancer by spurring chronic inflammation in the gut.

In a new study, ...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Colon
09 Dec
EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer

EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer

Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The solvents, known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), are used in in cleaners, spot removers, lubricants, glue and automative care...

Cancer: Misc.Chemicals
09 Dec
Keto Diet Supplement Could Boost a Cancer Treatment's Effectiveness

Keto Diet Supplement Could Boost a Cancer Treatment's Effectiveness

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Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Lymphoma
06 Dec
New Therapy Helps Patients With Tough-to-Treat Bladder Cancers

New Therapy Helps Patients With Tough-to-Treat Bladder Cancers

There's new hope for people battling advanced bladder cancer who do not respond to first-line therapy, researchers report.

An experimental new drug with the unwieldy name of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec spurred complete remission of the cancer in three-quarters of pati...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Bladder
05 Dec
Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be

Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be

Could a prenatal blood test designed to find abnormalities in a fetus also detect hidden cancer in the mom-to-be?

A new study says yes: Scientists report they ...

PregnancyCancer: Misc.
05 Dec
Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.

That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.

Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the pas...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: ProstateCancer: BreastCancer: CervicalCancer: ColonCancer: LungProstate Problems
04 Dec
Could High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Foods Help Speed Cancer?

Could High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Foods Help Speed Cancer?

The sugar known as fructose could be a kind of rocket fuel for cancer cells, and lowering fructose intake could be one way to fight the disease, new research suggests.

Fructose is already ubiquitous in American diets, due to the heavy use of super-sweet high-fructose cor...

Cancer: Misc.Sugar
03 Dec
New Hope Against a Tough-to-Treat Leukemia in Adults

New Hope Against a Tough-to-Treat Leukemia in Adults

A newly approved immunotherapy can help adults with a difficult-to-treat form of leukemia, clinical trial results show.

Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel) worked on more than th...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Leukemia
29 Nov
Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol's Links to Cancer

Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol's Links to Cancer

FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of Americans realize that they're increasing their risk of cancer with every beer, cocktail or shot of whiskey.

Despite public health warnings about the links between drinking and cancer risk, this widespread ...

Cancer: Misc.
26 Nov
Program Tripled Number of Completed At-Home Colon Cancer Tests

Program Tripled Number of Completed At-Home Colon Cancer Tests

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they’re provided a free test, a new study says.

About 30% of patients mai...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Colon
25 Nov
Yoga Helps Women Deal With the Mental Stress of Cancer

Yoga Helps Women Deal With the Mental Stress of Cancer

A cancer diagnosis can bring overwhelming stress and depression to women, but new research suggests yoga can help ease that emotional toll.

“A wellness intervention that integrates yoga and psychological tools may strengthen the connections among the mind, body an...

Alternative Medicine: Misc.AnxietyCancer: Misc.DepressionStressCancer: BreastExercise: Yoga
09 Nov
Unexplained Weight Loss and What It Can Mean for Your Health

Unexplained Weight Loss and What It Can Mean for Your Health

It may seem counter-intuitive, but losing weight without even trying may not be a good thing.

"It's not typical to have a noticeable drop in weight without changing how much you're eating, being more physically active or trying to lose weight," said dietitian

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Cancer: Misc.Weight Loss
08 Nov
Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart

Science Reveals Why Cancer Immunotherapies Can Sometimes Harm the Heart

Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances.

Further,...

Cancer: Misc.Chemotherapy
05 Nov
Fish Oil Supplements Might Help Prevent Cancer

Fish Oil Supplements Might Help Prevent Cancer

The omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in fish oil supplements might help protect people from cancer, a new study claims.

Study participants with higher levels of omega-3s had lower rates of

Food &, Nutrition: Misc.Cancer: Misc.
05 Nov
22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

Exposure to any one of 22 pesticides may bring heightened odds of developing prostate cancer, a new analysis suggests.

The study was conducted over decades because prostate cancer is known to grow very slowly, noted a team led by

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: ProstatePesticides
05 Nov
A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis

A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis

Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis.

Many of the visits ended up being caused by symptoms related to the c...

Emergencies / First AidCancer: Misc.
02 Nov
Prepping for Colonoscopy? An Expert Offers Tips to Make Things Easier

Prepping for Colonoscopy? An Expert Offers Tips to Make Things Easier

Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.

Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.

The purpose of ...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: ColonColonoscopy
29 Oct
How AI Might Help Men Fighting Prostate Cancer

How AI Might Help Men Fighting Prostate Cancer

Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors detect the prostate cancers most likely to be life-threatening to men, a new study suggests.

An AI program ...

Medical Technology: Misc.Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Prostate
18 Oct
A Cancer Diagnosis Takes Devastating Toll on Family Finances

A Cancer Diagnosis Takes Devastating Toll on Family Finances

Ruined credit scores and big risks for bankruptcy: All part of the long-term financial fallout from the words "You have cancer," according to two new studies.

“These are the first studies to provide numerical evidence of financial toxicity among cancer survivors,&r...

Cancer: Misc.
16 Oct
New Combo Drug Therapy Halves Death Risk From Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

New Combo Drug Therapy Halves Death Risk From Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

Jenna Cottrell is a young sports reporter working for a TV station in the Rochester, N.Y., area.

She's also a survivor of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, who first got diagnosed at the age of 25 back in 2017.

After 12 rounds of the then standard-of-care treatment chemo...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Lymphoma
15 Oct
Half of Patients With Sepsis Die Within 2 Years, Hospital Study Finds

Half of Patients With Sepsis Die Within 2 Years, Hospital Study Finds

Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds.

A little more than 50% of patients admitted to an ER with

Cancer: Misc.Hospitals
10 Oct
A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors

A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors

A newly developed soft robotic finger with a sophisticated sense of touch could one day help your doctor perform routine office examinations, a new study suggests.

The finger can take a person’s pulse and detect abnormal lumps, researchers reported Oct. 10 in the j...

Medical Technology: Misc.Cancer: Misc.Doctors
10 Oct
MS Might Raise a Person's Odds for Cancer

MS Might Raise a Person's Odds for Cancer

There's a small but significant increased of certain cancers in people battling multiple sclerosis (MS), new research shows.

Those malignancies include cancers of the bladder, brain and cervix, said a team from Rennes University in France.

“People with MS und...

Cancer: Misc.Multiple Sclerosis
09 Oct
Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease

Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease

Cancer in young adults is rare, but the insurance coverage given them by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has greatly boosted the survival of people ages 19 to 25 who got the disease, a new study shows.

The findings were published Oct. 7 in the journal

Cancer: Misc.
09 Oct
Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature

Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature

Widely-used acne creams can become contaminated with a known carcinogen even if kept at room temperature, a new study warns.

Creams containing benzoyl per...

Cancer: Misc.Skin Disorders: Misc.Acne
08 Oct
Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds

Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds

Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds.

“For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we once thought were driven by chemotherapy are also present in women undergoing radiation and su...

Aging: Misc.Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Breast
08 Oct
Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?

Could Music Lessons Help Clear the 'Brain Fog' of Chemotherapy?

In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health.

"There were a lot of outside stressors contributing to my mood, but piano practice and going to lessons were always something go...

Cancer: Misc.BrainChemotherapyMemory Problems
07 Oct
Blood Test Can Help Predict Survival From Advanced Prostate Cancer

Blood Test Can Help Predict Survival From Advanced Prostate Cancer

A simple blood test may help doctors decide the best way to treat a man with advanced prostate cancer.

A phase 3 clinical trial has shown that circulating tumor cell (CTC) counts can predict which men are likely to respond to standard treatment and live longest and which...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Prostate
07 Oct
Minority Patients More Likely to Be Denied the Free Preventive Care Mandated by Obamacare

Minority Patients More Likely to Be Denied the Free Preventive Care Mandated by Obamacare

Two new studies show insurers continue to deny claims for preventive care that is supposed to be free under Obamacare.

And insurers are more apt to reject claims from patients who are Asian, Black or Hispanic as well as those with low incomes, researchers recently report...

RaceCancer: Misc.Diabetes: Misc.Insurance: Misc.
05 Oct
What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

What You Need to Know After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.

To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offer tips on navigating the disease.

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Breast
02 Oct
George the Frenchie's Cancer Journey May Help Other Dogs and Even Children

George the Frenchie's Cancer Journey May Help Other Dogs and Even Children

The short but much-loved life of a French bulldog named George leaves a legacy of learning for those who care for animals and humans.

George's owner Louis Tavares, of Windemere, Fla., brought him to doctors at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine&rs...

Pets And HealthCancer: Misc.
02 Oct
Six in 10 Americans Have Unhealthy Pro-Inflammatory Diets

Six in 10 Americans Have Unhealthy Pro-Inflammatory Diets

Most Americans are eating their way to inflammation that puts them at risk of cancer, heart disease and other serious health problems, a new study shows.

"Overall, 57% of U.S. adults have a pro-inflammatory diet and that number was higher for Black Americans, men, younge...

Cancer: Misc.Obesity
01 Oct
Outpatient CAR-T Cancer Therapy Can Be Safe, Effective

Outpatient CAR-T Cancer Therapy Can Be Safe, Effective

Patients with  a fast-spreading blood cancer respond well to outpatient treatment with CAR-T therapy, the largest study examining its use in a community setting has found.

CAR-T is shorthand for chimeric antigen receptor therapy. In this treatment, doctors remove t...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Lymphoma
01 Oct
Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials

Drug Industry Taking Bigger Role in Clinical Cancer Trials

Clinical trials sponsored by Big Pharma enrolled eight times as many patients as U.S.-government trials did between 2018 and 2022, new research shows.

The study -- conducted by researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle -- underscores the lack of investment in fe...

Cancer: Misc.Clinical Trials
28 Sep
Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know

Blood Cancers: What You Need to Know

Blood cancer is not a diagnosis anyone wants to receive, but understanding the different types of this disease and how best to catch them early is essential, one expert says.

First, blood cancers are far more common than you might think: One person in the United States i...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: LeukemiaCancer: Lymphoma
26 Sep
Gum Disease Germs Could Help Trigger Cancer

Gum Disease Germs Could Help Trigger Cancer

Bacteria that causes gum disease can also raise a person’s risk of head and neck cancers, a new study says.

More than a dozen bacterial species have been linked to a collective 50% increased risk of head and neck cancer, researchers found.

“Our results ...

Cancer: Misc.Dental Problems: Misc.
26 Sep
Being a 'Weekend Warrior' Can Cut Your Odds for 200 Diseases

Being a 'Weekend Warrior' Can Cut Your Odds for 200 Diseases

There’s good news for folks who struggle to fit regular exercise into their busy workweek.

“Weekend warrior” workouts are just as beneficial a...

Cancer: Misc.Diabetes: Misc.Exercise: Misc.ObesityFitness: Misc.
17 Sep
More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study

More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study

Counties and states where jails and prisons are packed are more likely to have higher rates of cancer, new research shows.

“These results aren’t surprising. Incarceration in the U.S. is recognized as a key element of social determinants of health and is linke...

Cancer: Misc.
17 Sep
Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

A small clinical trial suggests that a duo of drugs can extend survival for people battling advanced kidney cancer.

Researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., developed the new regimen, a combination of pazopanib (

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Kidney
15 Sep
Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

Nearly a quarter of all ovarian cancers are fueled by family genetics, so what should you do if your mom or sister are diagnosed?

According to one expert, knowing whether you are at high risk is the first step toward taking measures that can mitigate that increased dange...

Cancer: Misc.GeneticsCancer: Ovarian
11 Sep
CAR-T Therapy Won't Raise Odds for a Second Cancer, Study Finds

CAR-T Therapy Won't Raise Odds for a Second Cancer, Study Finds

Contrary to a warning placed on labels for CART-T cancer therapies, use of these treatments does not appear to boost the odds for a secondary cancer later, a new study shows.

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKC) in New York City believe CAR-T may ...

Cancer: Misc.
09 Sep
Princess Kate Says She Has Completed Chemo, Resuming 'Light' Duties

Princess Kate Says She Has Completed Chemo, Resuming 'Light' Duties

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced that she has completed chemotherapy for an unnamed form of cancer.

The princess, 42, made the announcement in a video message posted by Kensington Palace on Monday.

...

Cancer: Misc.
26 Aug
New Approach Helps More People With Rectal Cancers Avoid Surgery

New Approach Helps More People With Rectal Cancers Avoid Surgery

Giving chemo and radiation therapies before a surgery for rectal cancer can help eliminate the need for removal of the rectum altogether, a new Swedish study finds.

“If the tumor disappears completely during treatment, surgery is not required," said study...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Rectal
23 Aug
Could Drugs Used to Fight Cancer Also Slow Alzheimer's?

Could Drugs Used to Fight Cancer Also Slow Alzheimer's?

A new type of cancer drug might help treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, mouse studies suggest.

The drugs block an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), ...

Cancer: Misc.Dementia
21 Aug
'Mindful Breathing' Might Ease Cancer-Related Pain, Anxiety

'Mindful Breathing' Might Ease Cancer-Related Pain, Anxiety

A meditation technique called mindful breathing can help cancer patients manage their pain and anxiety, a new study finds.

Cancer patients who engaged...

Alternative Medicine: Misc.PainCancer: Misc.
15 Aug
Looking for Symptoms to Catch Ovarian Cancer Early

Looking for Symptoms to Catch Ovarian Cancer Early

Ovarian cancer is known as a "silent killer," since by the time symptoms arise the disease has often already spread.

But in certain cases of aggressive ovarian cancer, symptoms do arise in the tumor's early stages. In those instances, doctors on the alert can act quickly...

Cancer: Misc.Cancer: Ovarian