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GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Reduced Overall Risk for Cancer in Adults With Obesity
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 – For adults with obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with a reduced overall risk for cancer, including lower risks for endometrial,...
Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a ne...
Discordance Seen Between Care Goals, Treatment Intent in Advanced Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 – More patients with advanced cancer report that their treatment discordantly focuses on longevity over comfort than patients with other illnesses, according to a study...
Nike Co-Founder And Wife Donate $2B to Cancer Research at OHSU, Largest U.S. University Gift
MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2025 — Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to expand cancer research and patient care. The school c...
Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Digestive System Cancers
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 – Autoimmune diseases are associated with certain digestive system cancers, according to a review published in the September issue of eClinicalMedicine. Julia Reizner, from the...
AI Uses Voice To Detect Throat Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 — A person’s own voice might soon be a means of detecting whether they’re suffering throat cancer, a new study says. Men with cancer of the larynx, or voice box, have disti...
Subspecialization in Oncology Increasingly Utilized
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 – Subspecialization in oncology is increasing, but varies widely across cancer types and regions, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Annals of Internal...
Sending Unsolicited Stool Test Kits The Best Way To Boost Colon Cancer Screening, Study Argues
THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 — Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people’s homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-...
Fear Of Hair Loss Might Cause Some To Reject Cancer Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 — Needless fear of hair loss and brittle, discolored nails caused by cancer treatment might lead many patients to avoid or delay life-saving treatment, a new pilot study says. ...
Surgeons Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Other Physicians
TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2025 – Surgeons have higher mortality rates than nonsurgeon physicians and individuals in other fields, according to a research letter published online July 30 in JAMA Surgery. ...
An Artificial Sweetener May Hamper Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 — Findings from a study in mice suggest that using a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, could hamper certain immunotherapy treatments in cancer patients. However, for folks ...
Study Offers Comprehensive Evaluation of Survival Parameters for Pediatric CNS Tumors
MONDAY, Aug. 4, 2025 – The survival probabilities of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors in Europe have been explored in a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Oncology....
Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Increased Risk for Oral Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with an increased risk for oral cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of Preventive Medicine Reports. Raphael...
Heavy Weed Use Brings High Risk for Oral Cancers
FRIDAY, August 1, 2025 — Folks who smoke a lot of marijuana could be facing a more than four-fold odds of developing an oral cancer, new research suggests. “Cannabis smoke contains many of the same ca...
Racialized Economic Segregation Linked to Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Aug. 1, 2025 – People living in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced-stage breast and cervical cancer, according to a study...
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