MONDAY, July 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Want to boost colon cancer screening rates? Mail testing kits to patients’ homes, a new study says. Colon cancer is easily diagnosed by routine screening, such as colonoscopies and at-home stool testing. But despite recommendations that adults get screened from ages 50 toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Irene Johnson noticed a big, blue bus bearing the words “Breathe Easy” outside the Benton, Tenn., library during the 2019 Labor Day weekend. Inside, a librarian told Johnson that the bus was a mobile CT unit that travels around screening smokers for lungContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Parents are increasingly interested in whether medical marijuana can help their children with problems like cancer-related pain and nausea — but there’s concern about interactions with their medications and a general lack of research. That’s one of the main takeaways from a newContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Want to make smoking less attractive to young people? Try taking menthol cigarettes off the market, a new analysis suggests. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned flavors in cigarettes in 2009 because flavors appeal to youth and young adults, and the agencyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — After spending much of 2016 healing following the deaths of both his partner of 25 years and his mother, Oswald Peterson — a professional carnival dancer in New York City — was convinced 2017 would be his year to start again. But lifeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Smoking, drinking too much and divorce are among the social and behavioral factors most strongly linked to dying early, a new study says. Researchers analyzed data from more than 13,600 U.S. adults between 1992 and 2008, and examined 57 social and behavioral factorsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The latest cancer prevention guidelines may change your typical backyard barbecue: Gone are the hot dogs and booze. In are veggie kebobs and maybe a swim or some badminton. The American Cancer Society’s new cancer prevention recommendations suggest, among other things, adding moreContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The drug Tagrisso could offer hope to patients battling a form of lung cancer that typically hits people with little or no history of smoking, a new trial finds. Taken after surgery to remove the lung tumor, Tagrisso (osimertinib) greatly extended the averageContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Headed to the beach or park for a little fresh air? Don’t forget your sun protection, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) advises. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting one in five Americans, but many don’t protectContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Having a child with cancer doesn’t appear to affect parents’ risk of splitting up or their plans to have more kids. That’s the conclusion of a Danish study that compared more than 12,400 parents of children diagnosed with cancer between 1982 and 2014Continue Reading