WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organizations said in a joint statement issued Tuesday. What promptedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tom Fallon, now 69, felt a lump in his left breast while taking a shower about a year ago. The Florida retiree didn’t think much of it at all — at first. Within a few months, the lump grew sore and larger, soContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A large new study of U.S. veterans suggests that when prostate cancer screening rates go down, the number of men diagnosed with advanced cancer then rises. Researchers found that across 128 U.S. veterans health centers, the rate of PSA screening for prostate cancerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The best way to get back to feeling more normal after breast cancer surgery is to get moving, experts say. One surgeon offers some post-surgery suggestions for arm stretches and light aerobic exercise. “People who return to everyday activity sooner after surgery tendContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flash radiotherapy, a new technology that uses targeted proton beams, is safe and effective in relieving pain for terminal cancer patients, a new, small study suggests. Flash radiotherapy delivers radiation at dose rates more than 300 times higher than those used in conventionalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with early-stage breast cancer who are at high risk for the cancer coming back can do just as well with a shortened course of radiation therapy, researchers report. “We can treat patients with early-stage breast cancer who have a higher risk ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unilever announced Monday that it has recalled certain dry shampoo sprays because they may contain elevated levels of benzene. The propellant used in the products, which are sold under the brand names Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI (Rockaholic and Bed Head) and TRESemmé, appearsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As doctors work toward developing more personalized cancer care, a new study looks at whether lung cancer patients can miss a few days of radiation treatment and make them up with a higher dose. The more treatments a patient skips, the higher theirContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When you are getting chemotherapy, exercise may be the last thing on your mind. Now, new research suggests it should be the first. Exercising during chemotherapy is safe, improves long-term cardiac and respiratory function and may help ease some of the ravages ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have a significant impact on smoking rates, especially among minorities, new U.S. research suggests. Adult smokers who are younger, have mental health problems and are from racial/ethnic minority groups are more likely to use menthol cigarettesContinue Reading