MONDAY, Dec.2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have potent new weapons against the deadliest cancer in America and they want to make sure they’re on the radar of current and former smokers. “Lung cancer screening is the most powerful tool we have to lower cancer [deaths],” said Dr. Timothy Mullett,Continue Reading
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 lack of awareness is the key takeaway fromContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Already the go-to drug of choice for millions with type 2 diabetes, metformin might also fight lung cancer if those patients have it as well, new research shows. Metformin appears to help boost the benefits of immunotherapy drugs used to fight lung tumors,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cisplatin is the go-to chemotherapy for people battling head-and-neck cancers, but nearly a third of patients can’t tolerate its side effects and quit the drug. A new trial offers surprising results on the best second-line drug to use in these cases. The monoclonalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — 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 mailed a free stool test kit completed their screening within six months, compared with about 10% ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company’s challenge to a federal law that would mandate graphic images on cigarette packs. Some of the proposed images include a woman with a large lump on her neck alongside theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — 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 and spirit, leading toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Experts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the disease. Why? According to the scientists behind the finding, today’s moreContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America’s deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows. “There is more work to do, but I am incredibly optimistic about the future of lung cancer care,” said Harold Wimmer, president and CEOContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests. The vaccine appears to be safe and effective against triple-negative breast cancer — a type that can’t be treated with hormoneContinue Reading