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Insured? You're More Likely To Survive Cancer Through Immunotherapy Treatment
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 — Powerful new immunotherapies are offering fresh hope for patients with many different types of cancer. Unfortunately, that hope doesn’t extend to people without health ins...
RFK Jr. Praises Meal Program Critics Say Is Ultra-Processed
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 — A government-backed meal delivery service for people on Medicaid and Medicare is getting national attention — but not all of it is positive. Health Secretary Robert F. Ken...
Clash Of Drugs Impedes Lung Cancer Treatment, Lowers Survival
TUESDAY, July 7, 2025 — Two drugs used in lung cancer treatment appear to be tripping over each other, reducing patients’ chances for a cure, a new study says. Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed ...
Clash Of Drugs Impedes Lung Cancer Treatment, Lowers Survival
TUESDAY, July 7, 2025 — Two drugs used in lung cancer treatment appear to be tripping over each other, reducing patients’ chances for a cure, a new study says. Corticosteroids are commonly prescribed ...
Uterine Cancer Incidence, Mortality Expected to Increase Through 2050
TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 – Uterine cancer incidence and mortality rates are projected to increase significantly through 2050, according to a study published online July 1 in Cancer Epidemiology, ...
Is Radiation Therapy For Cancer a Double-Edged Sword?
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 — Radiation therapy to treat cancer might be a double-edged sword that increases the risk posed by other malignant tumors, a new study argues. While radiation is often used alone ...
Higher Cardiac Marker Levels Tied to Long-Term Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 – Slightly higher levels of cardiac biomarkers may predict an increased risk for incident cancer, according to a study published online in the July issue of JACC: Advances....
Capsule Sponge + Biomarkers Can Stratify Risk in Barrett Esophagus
MONDAY, June 30, 2025 – In adult patients with nondysplastic Barrett esophagus at last endoscopy, a subsequent capsule-sponge test can assist in identifying those at highest risk of dysplasia or...
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 – For patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly...
Telehealth Intervention Beneficial for Seniors With Metastatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – The telehealth-administered Geriatric Assessment–Guided Intervention (GAIN-S) improves physical function, mood, quality of life, and prognostic understanding among older p...
NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster
MONDAY, June 23, 2025 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous ...
Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix. But ...
CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in...
Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – The incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) increased after 1945, according to a study published online June 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Andreana N....
Childhood Cancer Treatment, Genetics Contribute to Subsequent Neoplasm Risk
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Cancer treatments and genetic predisposition contribute to the risk of subsequent neoplasms (SNs) among long-term childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published...
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