FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Four specific genes serve as a telltale clue to how potentially deadly stomach cancers will develop and progress, a new study says. Testing for these genetic mutations could enable doctors to offer targeted treatments and spare some patients from going through aggressive measuresContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 — A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says. The systematic outreach program doubled colon cancer screening rates, researchers are scheduled to report at the upcoming Digestive Disease Week meeting inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The effects of COVID-19 continue to reverberate in the cancer risk factors of Americans, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study says. Screening for breast and colon cancers has rebounded after decreasing or stalling during pandemic-era lockdowns, researchers reported April 23 in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors. But that doesn’t appear to hinder the effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer in seniors, a new study says. Seniors withContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Colonoscopy for younger adults. Chest CT scans for lung cancer. Statin meds to lower cholesterol. Screening for drug addiction. More than 150 million Americans might lose no-cost access to these and other preventive care services under a case being heard Monday at theContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in children, a new study says. Children taking hydroxyurea had fewer ER visits and spent fewer days in the hospital compared to kids not taking the drug, researchers reported April 17Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Immunotherapy might help keep lung cancer at bay for months or even years after the treatment has been abandoned due to side effects, a new study says. Immune checkpoint inhibitors essentially take the brakes off the immune system, giving it free reign toContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Chris Vogelsang has had a long and terrible fight with cancer. Fourteen years ago, the 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. His cancer has since returned twice, fighting against several rounds of different treatments that included a full-blownContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing childhood thyroid cancer, a new study says. Airborne particle pollution and outdoor artificial light both increased babies’ risk of developing thyroid cancer before they turned 20, researchers recently reported inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen — but they would be wrong, a new study says. So-called “dual users” — folks who both smoke and vape – are exposed to theContinue Reading