WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Overtreatment of prostate cancer is increasing in the United States among men with limited life expectancy, a new study reports. Procedures like radiation therapy and prostate surgery are being employed more often in these men, causing side effects like incontinence and impotence withoutContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It may seem counter-intuitive, but losing weight without even trying may not be a good thing. “It’s not typical to have a noticeable drop in weight without changing how much you’re eating, being more physically active or trying to lose weight,” said dietitianContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Men who undergo prostate cancer treatment face a greatly increased risk of life-altering, long-term complications, a new study finds. Surgery for prostate cancers increases a man’s risk of urinary or sexual complications more than sevenfold, researchers reported Nov. 7 in the journal JAMAContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances. Further, what they’ve learned sheds light on how this potentially deadly side effect might be prevented. Specific typesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental portable device might be able to detect lung cancer from a person’s exhaled breath, researchers report. The device contains “nanoflake” sensors that can detect small changes in the gases exhaled by a person with lung cancer. The sensors specifically look forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in fish oil supplements might help protect people from cancer, a new study claims. Study participants with higher levels of omega-3s had lower rates of colon, stomach, lung and other digestive tract cancers, researchers found. Likewise, highContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to any one of 22 pesticides may bring heightened odds of developing prostate cancer, a new analysis suggests. The study was conducted over decades because prostate cancer is known to grow very slowly, noted a team led by Dr. Simon John ChristophContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis. Many of the visits ended up being caused by symptoms related toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds. People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine replacement therapies than switch to traditional tobacco cigarettes, researchers reported recently in the journal Drug andContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series “Dawson’s Creek,” has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis andContinue Reading