Maldives Becomes First Nation to Ban Smoking for an Entire Generation
2025-11-05
The country also has a full ban on e-cigarettes and vaping for all agesContinue Reading
Tobacco Still Top Cancer Killer, Despite Falling Smoking Rates
2025-11-04
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of cancer death in the U.S., despite a dramatic decline in smoking, a new American Cancer Society report says. More than 80% of lung cancer deaths are linked to tobacco, according to data from the inaugural releaseContinue Reading
Millions Carry Hidden Cancer Risk, Experts Say
2025-10-31
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans carry hidden genetic mutations that increase their risk of cancer, regardless of their family’s cancer history, according to a new study. As many as 5% of Americans, or about 17 million, have genetic variants linked to cancer, researchers recently reportedContinue Reading
Most Americans Unaware Alcohol Increases Cancer Risk
2025-10-31
FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than half of American adults don’t know that alcohol increases a person’s risk of cancer, a new study says. About 53% of adults surveyed did not know that drinking increases the odds of developing cancer, researchers reported Oct. 30 in JAMA Oncology.Continue Reading
Liver Donations Following Assisted Suicide Are Safe, Life-Saving, Experts Say
2025-10-30
THURSDAY, Oct. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People who end their terminal illness through assisted suicide can safely make a difference in the lives of others through organ donation, a new study says. Liver transplants performed using organs donated following euthanasia had outcomes similar to those made with donations afterContinue Reading
Women Struggle On Lung Transplant List, Experts Say
2025-10-28
TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women are less likely than men to find a donor lung, despite new systems to make organ allocation fairer, a new study says. Women were 32% less likely than men to receive a lung implant before the reforms went into effect in MarchContinue Reading
Dry Cleaning Chemical Linked To Liver Scarring
2025-10-27
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Liver disease is usually caused by alcohol, fat buildup or hepatitis B and C. But a widely used chemical might also contribute to liver scarring, researchers recently reported in the journal Liver International. Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) might triple the risk of significantContinue Reading
This Common Cholesterol Drug Might Protect Against ‘Chemo Brain’
2025-10-27
MONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The most common cholesterol drug around might help protect cancer patients from “chemo brain.” Statins appeared to protect breast and lymphoma cancer patients’ brain function for up to two years after their cancer treatment, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open. “Cancer treatmentContinue Reading
Could COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Effectiveness of Cancer Immunotherapy?
2025-10-24
FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA technology powering some COVID vaccines may hold a surprising benefit for advanced cancer patients: a potential ability to “rev up” the immune system to better use immunotherapy medicines to attack tumors. Preliminary research published Oct. 22 in the journal Nature foundContinue Reading
Targeting Hidden Breast Cancer ‘Sleeper Cells’ May Prevent Relapse
2025-10-24
FRIDAY, Oct. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — University of Pennsylvania researchers are charting a revolutionary course in cancer treatment, targeting hidden “sleeper cells” that cause breast cancer to return and spread years after the original tumor is removed. The team, led by oncologist Dr. Angela DeMichele, has advanced a methodContinue Reading