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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...
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Aid Outcomes in Patients With Cancer
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 – COVID-19 vaccination boosters protect people with cancer developing from severe COVID-19, according to a study published online July 17 in JAMA Oncology. Jacek Skarbinski, ...
Firefighters at Higher Risk for Many Cancers
WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 — Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) ...
Cancer Diagnosis Not Tied to Later Healthier Eating Habits
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 – A cancer diagnosis does not appear to lead to improved dietary awareness or healthier eating behaviors in survivors, according to a study published online June 3 in Public ...
Autoantibodies Influence Cancer Response To Immunotherapy, Study Says
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 — Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers might now know why. Patients’ own autoa...
Palliative Care or Hospice? What's the Distinction?
SATURDAY, July 26, 2025 — If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don’t jump to conclusions. It doesn’t mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emp...
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