• Exercise Lowers Risk of Dying From Cancer
  
  Cancer survival rates continue to improve, with about 70% of patients now reaching the five-year survival mark. New research suggests that regular exercise may further boost those odds. While numerous studies have shown that physical activity increases longevity in heart...
• How to Effectively Treat Chemo Side Effects
  
  Chemotherapy is one of the most common weapons in the cancer-treatment arsenal, but its side effects are well known. Hair loss. Nausea and vomiting. Mouth sores. Fatigue. The side effects a person with cancer may have are affected by the type of cancer being treated and the...
• Experimental Drug Doubles Ovarian Cancer Survival
  
  Patients with one of the deadliest gynecological cancers had dramatically improved survival when an experimental drug was added to treatment with a standard chemotherapy medication in a mid-stage trial in Belarus, researchers say. The 30 women in the study had ovarian cancer...
• What You Should Know About Pulmonary Embolism
  
  Beloved Schitt's Creek star and acclaimed comedienne Catherine O'Hara passed away on January 30, 2026, at the age of 71. According to a Los Angeles County death certificate, the immediate cause of her death was a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot that blocked an artery in...
• Women Wary of At-Home Cervical Cancer Tests
  
  At-home cervical cancer screening is meant to be a revolution in preventive care, by providing an easy option for women who'd rather not be poked and prodded at a doctor's office. But most women aren't buying it, at least for now, a new study says. About 3 out of 5 women...
• Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down Dies at 47 After Cancer Diagnosis
  
  Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer, the group said.
• Pill Can Reduce Hot Flashes From Prostate Cancer
  
  A pill used to treat an overactive bladder can also be used to reduce hot flashes among men taking hormone-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. Men taking oxybutynin had a dramatic decrease in the number and intensity of hot flashes that occurred as a result of their...
• Ultra-Processed Foods Hasten Cancer Survivor Deaths
  
  Beating cancer is no small feat, but a diet loaded with ultra-processed foods might undercut survivors' future health, a new study says. Cancer survivors with diets high in ultra-processed foods have a 59% higher rate of death from cancer, researchers reported today in the...
• Cancer Immunotherapies More Effective in Morning
  
  Some cancer therapies may be more effective when given earlier in the day, aligning treatment with the body's natural rhythms, a Chinese study found, confirming earlier evidence. Researchers randomly assigned 210 patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung...
• One-Third of Cancer Cases Preventable, Massive Study Finds
  
  Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases could be prevented if people avoided a range of risk factors including smoking, drinking, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. New research published on the eve of World Cancer Day...
• HPV Vaccination Could Cut Cervical Cancer Screenings
  
  American women might need only two to three cervical cancer screenings their entire lives if HPV vaccination becomes more widespread, a new study says. Women vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 to 24 likely need a Pap test about every 15 to 25 years, researchers...
• Combo Therapy Destroys Pancreatic Cancer Tumors
  
  Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 10% in the United States. Each year, about 64,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease, and more than 50,000 die from it. Now, researchers in Spain report a...
• AI-Assisted Mammograms Detect More Breast Cancers
  
  Artificial intelligence (AI) can help reduce the number of breast cancers found between mammogram screenings, clinical trial results show. There was a 12% reduction in cancer diagnoses in the years following AI-supported breast cancer screening - a key test of effectiveness,...
• Trojan Horse Therapy Fights Metastatic Cancer
  
  Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a promising new strategy to fight metastatic cancer by turning the tumor's own defense system against itself. Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, the experimental therapy targets macrophages - immune cells that surround and...
• Approved Immunotherapy Shrinks Aggressive Melanoma
  
  An already-approved immunotherapy drug can dramatically shrink - or even eliminate - tumors associated with a rare and aggressive form of melanoma, a new clinical trial has found. About 71% of desmoplastic melanoma patients treated with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) had no...
• Brewed Tea Tied to Lower Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Risk
  
  If green tea is already part of your daily routine, you may be giving your health a boost without even realizing it. New research suggests that drinking tea, especially green tea, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and several types of cancer. It...
• Big Tobacco Flouts Instagram Rules to Target Youth
  
  U.S. tobacco companies are flouting policies intended to shield young people from pro-tobacco messaging on Instagram, a new study says.
• Long-Term Alcohol Use Raises Colon Cancer Risk
  
  Heavy drinking increases a person's risk of colon cancer over their lifetime, a new study says. People who routinely have 14 or more drinks a week have a higher risk of colon and rectal cancer compared to those who partake in little to no alcohol, researchers reported Jan....
• Cancer Stops Alzheimer's: Here's Why
  
  Decades of research have uncovered an unusual link between cancer and Alzheimer's disease. For years, scientists have wondered why cancer and Alzheimer's are rarely found in the same patients - raising the possibility that one disease may offer some protection against the...
• Taking Vitamin B3 Linked to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
  
  A common over-the-counter vitamin supplement may offer protection against some skin cancers, a new, large-scale study shows. Researchers analyzed the health records of more than 33,800 U.S. veterans diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer and found that those who took...
• Childhood ADHD Linked to Later Health Problems
  
  Childhood ADHD can set a person up to have poor health in middle age, a new study says. People with ADHD traits at age 10 are likely to have chronic illness and disability at age 46, researchers reported Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open. The study said these health problems can...
• Colon Cancer Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths Under 50
  
  Cancer-related deaths among U.S. adults under age 50 have decreased for every leading malignancy except colorectal cancer, which is now the most common cause of cancer death, up from the fifth place in the early 1990s, according to a new data analysis. Colorectal cancer...
• Popular Bottled Waters Contain Unregulated Chemicals
  
  Reaching for a bottle of water may feel like the safest way to stay hydrated. But new research suggests bottled water isn't as pure as many people think and may contain harmful chemicals. Researchers found dozens of chemicals in popular bottled water brands, including some...
• Skin Cancer Vaccine Reduces Recurrence, Death Risk
  
  Moderna and Merck said on Tuesday their experimental vaccine for a serious type of skin cancer, when used with Keytruda, reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in a mid-stage trial based on five years of follow up.The improvement in recurrence-free survival was...
• The State of Health in the US
  
  The 2025 annual report of America's Health Rankings, the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation's health, has just been released. It provides actionable, data-driven insights that help inform public policy, research, and news reporting. The report analyzes 99...

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