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Dr. Oz on Alcohol: 'Don't Have It for Breakfast'
The new federal guidelines on alcohol announced on Wednesday have dropped specific recommendations on alcohol consumption stating that instead people should drink in moderation. The guidelines which are updated every five years provide language on alcohol moderation...
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Sleep Study Data Can Predict Illnesses Years Earlier
Your body is talking while you sleep and what its saying could help doctors predict your future risk for major diseases a new study says.An experimental artificial intelligence AI called SleepFM can use peoples sleep data to predict their risk of developing more than...
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GLP-1 Drugs May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Ozempic and Wegovy might help people avoid colon cancer as well as promote weight loss or control diabetes a new study says. People who took a GLP-1 drug were 36% less likely to get colon cancer than people who took aspirin according to findings scheduled for presentation...
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US Backs At-Home HPV Test for Cervical Cancer
Women may soon have an easier lower-cost way to get screened for cervical cancer. Federal health officials say self-collected vaginal samples can now be used to screen for cervical cancer and most private insurance plans will be required to cover the testing without...
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Hormone Drug Fights Hormone-Fueled Breast Cancer
A drug that mimics the female hormone progesterone might help women fight hormone-fueled breast cancer. Women with breast cancer had slower tumor growth if they took megestrol - a synthetic version of progesterone - alongside standard anti-estrogen therapy researchers...
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Scientists Create Safe, Chemical-Free Receipt Paper
The paper receipts handed out at checkout counters may seem harmless but many contain substances known as "forever chemicals" that have been linked to a range of health concerns. These man-made chemicals have been associated with certain cancers hormone disruption...
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Israeli Study Finds Cancer Tumors May Improve Heart Function
Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa conducted a surprising study revealing that cancerous serum in mice reduced fibrosis in the heart muscle.
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Finances Keep Cancer Patients From Clinical Trials
Cutting-edge cancer drugs are being tested all the time potentially saving or extending the lives of patients who take part in clinical trials. So why dont more cancer patients enroll in these trials for experimental drugs It comes down to money a new study says. Financial...
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Cancer Diet Effective Against Foodborne Illness
Doctors always restrict the diet of patients undergoing treatment for blood cancers to protect them from foodborne illnesses while their immune system is knocked down. That remains a wise course of action a new study says. A diet designed to limit exposure to foodborne...
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Risk Score Predicts Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence
A new risk score can help predict which pancreatic cancer survivors are more likely to suffer a recurrence of their cancer researchers said. The score could help better manage the follow-up care for patients whove had pancreatic tumors surgically removed and whose cancers...
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Study: Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening Effective
Tailoring breast cancer screening to a womans individual cancer risk might work better than annual mammograms a new study says. Women had breast cancers caught at an earlier more treatable stage when assigned to risk-based screening compared to those who got annual...
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Large Review Finds Drinking Increases Cancer Risk
A new evidence review offers some sobering info for folks preparing to raise more than a couple celebratory glasses during Christmas or New Years. Alcohol significantly increases a persons risk of developing a wide range of cancers and that risk rises further as more is...
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New Sunscreen Ingredient May Be Allowed in the US
Americans may soon have access to a new sunscreen ingredient already used around the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA announced Dec. 11 that it is reviewing a proposal to allow bemotrizinol in sunscreens sold in the United States. The ingredient is already...
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Smokers Who Vape More Likely to Quit or Cut Back
Smokers who use cigarettes and vape devices interchangeably might not be doing themselves as much of a disservice as once feared a new study says. These "dual users" are more likely to eventually quit smoking than people who smoke without vaping researchers reported Dec....
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Less Melanoma-Fighting Immunotherapy More Effective
Less might be more when it comes to immunotherapy treatment of melanoma a new study says. Lower doses of a drug used to treat melanoma can provide better results while reducing side effects researchers reported Dec. 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute."The...
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Study: GLP-1 Meds Show Little Effect on Cancer
A new study suggests popular GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound may not lower cancer risk as some had hoped. Researchers analyzed 48 randomized trials including 94245 adults who were overweight obese or had Type 2 diabetes. More than 51000 people took a GLP-1 drug...
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Roche Breast Cancer Pill Cuts Recurrence Risk by 30%
Roche said on Wednesday its experimental oral drug giredestrant reduced the risk of breast cancer recurrence by 30% compared with standard endocrine therapy in what it said marked the first big advance in hormonal treatment for the disease in over 20 years. The Swiss...
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Timing of Cancer Immunotherapy Affects Survival
Cancer survival might depend on what time of day you get your treatment a new study says. Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer according to results published online Dec. 8 in the journal Cancer. Getting...
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Women Can Self-Test for Cervical Cancer Virus
Women at average risk for cervical cancer can avoid unpleasant tests in doctors offices and instead safely test themselves at home for the virus that causes nearly all cases of the disease the American Cancer Society said on Thursday. The first at-home screening test for...
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Scientists Develop Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy
CAR-T cell therapies have transformed treatment for several blood cancers but they have largely been ineffective against solid tumors like pancreatic cancer. These tumors have a dense shield of connective tissue and immune-suppressing cells that prevent therapeutic cells...
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Up to 1 in 4 Breast Cancers Occur in Women Under 50
As many as 1 in 4 breast cancers occur in women younger than 50 a new study has found. Among seven outpatient clinics in the New York region 20% to 24% of breast cancers were found in women 18 to 49 according to results presented Monday at the Radiological Society of...
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Claims of Cancer Soar 38% in Decade
A new Gallup poll shows that cancer diagnoses among U.S. adults have reached a record high. According to the survey 9.7% of adults reported having been diagnosed with cancer during the 2024-2025 period - a sharp rise from the 7.0% reported in 2008-2009. For several years...
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About Schlossberg's Form of Leukemia
Tatiana Schlossberg granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy revealed last Saturday that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer known as acute myeloid leukemia AML. Specifically she has AML with inversion 3 - a genetic...
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Chest CT Could Triple Lung Cancer Death Prevention
Three times as many lung cancer deaths could be prevented if everyone eligible for screening got a chest CT scan a new study says. Only about 1 in 5 U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening received it in 2024 researchers reported Nov. 19 in the Journal of the...
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Ultra-Processed Foods a Global Public Health Threat
Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists including the Brazilian professor who coined the term with colleagues...