American Cancer Society Calls for Restoration of Key CDC, FDA Data
2025-02-14
Society says that without access to shared federal data, cancer research is compromisedContinue Reading
Epstein-Barr Virus Might Help Trigger Cancer After Kidney Transplant
2025-02-14
Key Takeaways Kidney transplant recipients who’ve never been exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus but receive organs from a donor who has been may develop a rare and aggressive cancer As many as 1,200 patients a year could be at risk for that cancer, called post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) This riskContinue Reading
Could Yogurt Lower Your Odds for Deadly Colon Cancers?
2025-02-13
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may be less likely to develop an especially lethal form of colon cancer if you’re a longtime consumer of yogurt, new research finds. Folks who ate two or more servings of yogurt per week for years had a 20% lower odds forContinue Reading
‘E-reporting’ Daily Symptoms Boosts Cancer Patients’ Well-Being
2025-02-12
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients with advanced cancers who checked in daily with their care teams electronically gained a better quality of life, a new study concludes. This “patient-reported outcome” (PRO) strategy did not improve patients’ survival, the study found. But it did help their care teamsContinue Reading
Breast Cancer: Fear of Recurrence Can Haunt Women for Years
2025-02-10
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A survey of hundreds of breast cancer survivors finds that tumor recurrence fear can wreak havoc on a woman’s emotions. “Cancer is all around us. Everything is a trigger,” one survey participant said. “Anniversaries, other family/friends’ diagnosis, commercials about drugs, social media, etc.Continue Reading
Pre-Op Immunotherapy May Help Treat Aggressive Breast Cancers
2025-02-07
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Giving patients with a common form of breast cancer an immunotherapy drug before surgery appears to boost outcomes, a new phase 3 trial finds. The study involved patients with estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancers. That’s aContinue Reading
Therapeutic Vaccine May Fight Advanced Kidney Cancer
2025-02-06
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A small, early trial of a vaccine that mobilizes the immune system to battle advanced kidney cancers appears successful, researchers report. The “personalized cancer vaccines” (PCVs) used by the nine patients in the trial were targeted to genes specific to their tumors, explainedContinue Reading
At-Home Urine Test Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancer
2025-02-04
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s tough for a man to know what to do following a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The treatment is often worse than the risk posed by the cancer itself, causing some men to suffer incontinence and impotence even though their tumor wouldn’t haveContinue Reading
Lifetime Cancer Risk Might Be Set Before You’re Born
2025-02-03
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A person’s lifetime risk of cancer might be partly established before they are even born, a new mouse study says. Researchers identified two distinct genetic states that arise during fetal development and are linked to cancer risk, according to a report published recentlyContinue Reading
12 Questions To Ask Yourself and Your Doctor To Maintain Brain Health
2025-02-01
SATURDAY, Feb. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve experienced so-called “senior moments,” brain blips or brain freezes, you’re not alone. Many people worry about their future brain health. So many, in fact, that the American Academy of Neurology suggests that everyone consider 12 factors that influence long-term brainContinue Reading