THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Smokers who quit the habit soon after being diagnosed with heart disease saw their odds for heart attack or death drop by almost half over the next five years, a new report found. However, those who simply cut back on their smoking sawContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Giving chemo and radiation therapies before a surgery for rectal cancer can help eliminate the need for removal of the rectum altogether, a new Swedish study finds. “If the tumor disappears completely during treatment, surgery is not required,” said study lead author BengtContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new type of cancer drug might help treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, mouse studies suggest. The drugs block an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), researchers reported. IDO1 inhibitors are being developed as a treatment for cancers like melanoma, leukemia and breast cancer,Continue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A meditation technique called mindful breathing can help cancer patients manage their pain and anxiety, a new study finds. Cancer patients who engaged in 20 minutes of mindful breathing experienced a greater reduction in pain than those who weren’t taught the technique. “Twenty-minuteContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims. Younger colon cancer patients typically have higher levels of metabolites created by the digestion of an amino acid calledContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans continue to rank dead last in life expectancy among English-speaking countries, a new study finds. People in the United States more often fall prey at younger ages to accidental deaths, homicides and chronic diseases, researchers reported Aug. 13 in the BMJ OpenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense tissue that may be cancerous, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer, the study found the increases were greater among men 65 and older and in countriesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research confirms that alcohol is not your friend as you age: Even light drinking was linked to an increase in cancer deaths among older adults, with the raised risk most pronounced in those who had other health problems or lived in low-income areas. TheContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that switching from smoking to vaping won’t prevent some dangerous changes to a person’s genome. A new study conducted in young adults shows similar cancer-linked gene changes in both vapers and smokers. “These findings have significant implications for public healthContinue Reading