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What You Can Learn From Chris Evert's Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
Tennis legend Chris Evert recently revealed that she is being treated for an early stage of ovarian cancer. The 67-year-old said she learned of the cancer last month after undergoing a preventive hysterectomy. Evert's beloved sister, Jeanne Evert Dubin, died from ovarian...
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Newer Hormone Prostate Cancer Treatments May Raise Risk for Depression
Advanced forms of hormone therapy are very effective at keeping prostate cancer in check, but they also can double a man's risk of falling into depression, researchers have found. Prostate cancer patients treated with the latest forms of hormone blockers were twice as likely...
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US Cancer Death Rate Down 32 Percent Since 1991: Study
A study released Wednesday from the journal CA by the American Cancer Society showed that the U.S. cancer death rate fell 32% between 1991 and 2019.
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Olive Oil Linked to Longer Life: Study
Swapping out the butter or other artery-clogging fats in your diet for heart-healthy olive oil may add years to your life, researchers say. Folks who consume more than 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil a day are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative...
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New Drug Combo Stalls Progression of Advanced Melanoma
For people newly diagnosed with advanced melanoma, a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can double the amount of time their cancer remains progression-free, a clinical trial has found. The treatment combines two drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. One, called...
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Ovarian Cancer Discovery May Lead to Earlier Detection
Researchers say they may be closer than ever to detecting ovarian cancer earlier and improving the odds for women with this life-threatening disease. In a new study, scientists used stem cells created from the blood samples of women with BRCA mutations and ovarian cancer to...
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High-Fiber Diet Linked to Better Response to Cancer Treatment
People undergoing immune-boosting therapy for advanced melanoma may respond better if they eat a high-fiber diet, a new study hints. Researchers said much more study is needed, but their initial findings - in both melanoma patients and lab mice - suggest that fiber-rich...
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First Robotic-Assisted Mastectomy Performed in Israel
The first robotic-assisted mastectomy was recently performed in Israel using the da Vinci surgical system. The operation, performed by a surgical team from the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center using a robot controlled by the surgeon, was a success. "This is the next thing...
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Report: UK May Miss 5K Cancer Diagnoses a Month Over COVID Vaccination
Doctors in the U.K. may miss 5,000 cancer diagnoses per month because general practitioners are being told to focus on making sure people have received COVID vaccinations over routine exams that typically catch the cancers, The Telegraph reported.
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Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
For certain leukemia patients, some welcome findings: New research confirms long remissions after treatment with the drug ibrutinib and chemotherapy. The study involved 85 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). All were 65 or younger, and 46 had more aggressive,...
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Health App Tracks Disease Symptoms, Medications, Side Effects, More
There's an exciting health app that you can download for free that helps monitor your symptoms, keep track of medications, and identify side effects for a wide variety of medical conditions including cancer, chronic pain, migraines, and even anxiety and depression. Called...
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FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Helps Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
Early detection of ovarian cancer helps boost a woman's survival, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new imaging drug that can help spot tumors during surgery. The drug, Cytalux (pafolacianine), is meant to improve a surgeon's ability to detect...
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COVID Booster Shot Significantly Increases Protection for Cancer Patients
A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot gives cancer patients - especially those with blood cancer - much-needed protection, new research reports. "Our study demonstrates in clear terms how the booster shot can make all the difference for some people with compromised immune systems,...
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Sunscreen and Shade Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
Most people know that sun-sourced vitamin D is good for their bones. So could avoiding the sun to reduce skin cancer risk weaken your bones? A new study brings a reassuring answer: "Sun-protective" behavior - wearing long sleeves, seeking shade or using sunscreen - "was not...
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New Test: Worms Sniff Out Pancreatic Cancer in Urine
A screening test using tiny worms to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer in urine has been developed by a Japanese biotech firm, which hopes it could help boost routine screening. Scientists have long known that the bodily fluids of cancer patients smell different to...
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis Increases Risk for Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Women with breast cancer are known to have heart problems related to treatment, and now a new study shows their odds of developing an abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) may increase in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis. Women who develop A-fib...
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7 Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. One out of every nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Since there are no early warning signs for this disease that kills...
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Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
A new program to help U.S. veterans with lung problems caused by inhaling toxins while deployed was announced on Veterans Day by President Joe Biden.It will also assess the potential connection between cancers and time spent overseas breathing poor air, according to the...
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Urine Test Predicts Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Spares Surgery for Some
A urine test might one day be able to tell which prostate cancer patients need immediate treatment and which don't, British researchers report. "Prostate cancer can be divided into low and high risk - the low-risk men rarely require treatment, and the high-risk certainly...
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New Analysis Could Predict Which Early-Stage Breast Cancers Will Spread
It's a life-and-death prediction: How likely is early-stage breast cancer to spread throughout the rest of a patient's body? A new analysis that tried to make that call easier for doctors to predict found that a younger age at diagnosis was a strong indicator of spreading...
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8 Amazing Health Benefits of Apples
Apples are now at peak season. And whether you like yours coated with caramel, in a pie, or au naturel, there are plenty of research-backed benefits that put this popular fruit at the head of its nutritional class. An apple a day might, in fact, keep the doctor away. It's...
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Targeted High-Dose Radiation Effective Against Advanced Lung Cancer
High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests. The study involved patients whose lung cancer was considered "oligoprogressive." That means the cancer had...
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Pancreatic Cancer Cases Rising in Young Women
In his work with patients who have pancreatic cancer, Dr. Srinivas Gaddam was bothered by something that he was seeing. "There are some patients that you can't stop thinking about because they've left a mark on you and you try your best to turn things around, but there's...
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Israeli Scientists Slash Cancer Tumor Growth in Half
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Israeli scientists have discovered a major breakthrough in the fight against this insidious disease that affects one in eight women. Avi Schroeder, head of the targeted drug delivery and personalized medicine group at the...
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Just 5 Hours of Exercise Weekly Cuts Your Cancer Risk
Just a few hours a week of moderate exercise may reduce your risk of cancer, a new study suggests. If Americans got the recommended five hours a week of moderate-intensity physical activity, more than 46,000 cancer cases could be prevented in the United States each year,...