MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial. The combo therapy involves bavituximab, a drug that neutralizes a fatty substance called phosphatidylserine that cancer cells useContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Brianna Starr, 29, didn’t think twice about sunbathing without sunscreen, hoping to get a golden tan that to many connotes health and beauty. But when her sister was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 19, she got serious about protecting her skinContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, preliminary study has found. The cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology similar to that used in COVIDContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people have cancer death rates that are two to three times higher than they are in whites, new data shows. The first-of-its-kind report, issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) on May 1, focuses solely on theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A toxin found in paint strippers that’s responsible for 85 U.S. deaths over the past five decades will be phased out for many uses, under an Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday. The cancer-causing solvent methylene chloride will still have some allowed uses,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Britain’s King Charles III is back to resuming his royal duties following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. “His Majesty The King will shortly return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation following his recent cancer diagnosis,” the PalaceContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes has been delayed indefinitely, the Biden administration said Friday. “This rule has garnered historic attention, and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and criminalContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows. People with a history of smoking who adopted a plant-based diet had a 56% lower risk of developing emphysema, compared toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors in the throes of loneliness are more likely to die compared to those with companionship, a new study finds. Further, people who are the most lonely are the most likely to die, results show. “Loneliness, the feeling of being isolated, isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People lucky enough to survive a breast cancer may still face heightened risks for other cancers later, a new study shows. The researchers stressed that the absolute risk of a secondary cancer to any one survivor is still low. However, relative to folksContinue Reading