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Housing Discrimination Increases Cancer Death Risk Among Young Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Children, teens and young adults have a higher risk of dying from cancer if they were raised in a neighborhood that’s been historically subjected to discriminatory housing ...
Daily Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Risk: Study
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Daily low-dose aspirin can help prevent cancers from returning in about a third of colon cancer patients, a new study says. Taking 160 milligrams of aspirin a day cuts the...
Chemo Causes Nerve Pain For Many Cancer Patients
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new evidence review suggests. These patients might experience loss of...
Lower Cancer Survival Seen for Residence in Redlined Neighborhoods
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – For young individuals with cancer, residence in redlined neighborhoods is associated with lower survival at five and 10 years, according to a study published online Jan. 27...
FDA Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Products on Hold Once Again
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products – linked to cancer and other health risks – has hit a roadblock after an executive order from...
Fitter Folks Have Better Odds Against Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – Pumping iron and hitting the treadmill can improve your odds against cancer, a new evidence review says. People with more muscle strength and better cardio fitness are less...
Cancer Deaths Dropping Despite Rise in New Cases
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – The cancer death rate continues to decline in the U.S. but new cases are rising among women, potentially undermining progress against the nation’s second-leading killer, a...
PFAS in Drinking Water Linked to Increased Cancer Incidence
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water is associated with cancer incidence, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of Exposure...
Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline Through 2022
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Cancer mortality is continuing to decline, but the incidence of certain cancer types is increasing, especially among women, according to the Cancer Statistics, 2025 report...
So, Who Benefits From New Cancer Drugs?
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Cutting-edge targeted therapies are pushing back the line between life and death for cancer patients. However, these targeted cancer drugs frequently aren’t benefitting m...
Shifts in Trends Noted for Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cancer Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer mortality is declining, while ambient particulate matter (PM)-associated TBL cancer mortality is increasing,...
Differences Exist in Precision Oncology Drug Eligibility Among Patient Ancestral Groups
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Ancestry-based differences in frequencies of biomarkers that drive patient selection for treatment with precision oncology drugs currently exist, according to a study...
AI Can Reliably Predict Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The machine learning system SCORPIO can predict patient outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy across diverse cancer types and health care settings,...
Individuals With Cancer and an ICD Receive More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Older cancer decedents with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) receive more aggressive end-of-life care, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Cancer....
Obesity at Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Inferior Survival
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Obesity at cancer diagnosis is associated with inferior survival among children aged 2 to 18 years, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Cancer. Samuel Sassine,...
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