WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Widely-used acne creams can become contaminated with a known carcinogen even if kept at room temperature, a new study warns. Creams containing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) can wind up containing high levels of benzene while sitting on a store shelf or in a medicineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient’s cells, a new study finds. “For the first time, we’re showing that the [aging] signals we once thought were driven by chemotherapy are also present in women undergoing radiationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a small, preliminary study, piano lessons provided to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy appeared to help them maintain brain health. “There were a lot of outside stressors contributing to my mood, but piano practice and going to lessons were always something good andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A recently approved targeted chemotherapy drug can significantly extend the lives of advanced breast cancer patients who have developed tumors in their brains, new clinical trial results show. On average, patients receiving the drug Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) survived more than 17 months withoutContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A simple blood test may help doctors decide the best way to treat a man with advanced prostate cancer. A phase 3 clinical trial has shown that circulating tumor cell (CTC) counts can predict which men are likely to respond to standard treatmentContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies show insurers continue to deny claims for preventive care that is supposed to be free under Obamacare. And insurers are more apt to reject claims from patients who are Asian, Black or Hispanic as well as those with low incomes,Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone. To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) offer tips on navigatingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended. Now, research shows the new guideline may have led to a triplingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Growing up in a city with pockets of high radon levels, Matthew Bozigar wondered whether the radioactive gas might have anything to do with the high rates of cancer he saw around him, especially in young people. “As an epidemiologist, I started consideringContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The short but much-loved life of a French bulldog named George leaves a legacy of learning for those who care for animals and humans. George’s owner Louis Tavares, of Windemere, Fla., brought him to doctors at the University of Florida’s College of VeterinaryContinue Reading