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Mediterranean Diet Adherence Tied to Lower Mortality for Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – For cancer survivors, higher adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality, specifically cardiovascular...
Unhealthy Microbiome May Raise Death Risk After Organ Transplant
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – People with an “unhealthy” gut microbiome appear to be more likely to die following an organ transplant, a new study warns. These gut microbe patterns are specifically ass...
Doctors Perform Larynx Transplant in Cancer Patient
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of...
New ER Program Helped More Patients Get Needed Hospice Care
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – One hospital's push to transition patients who are nearing the end of life from the emergency room to hospice care appears to be working. After the program went into effect,...
Racial Differences Seen in Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Childhood Cancer Survivors
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – For childhood cancer survivors, there are racial and ethnic disparities in epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), which are partially mediated by social determinants of health...
Could a Cancer Drug Curb the Organ Damage of Severe COVID?
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – An experimental cancer drug might be able to help prevent the organ damage caused by severe COVID infections, a new study finds. The drug, called eganelisib, inhibits an...
Wegovy, Ozempic Lower Risk of Many Obesity-Related Cancers
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – In yet another finding that touts the health benefits of wildly popular weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, scientists report that taking the drugs may help...
Granting Waiver for Cancer Treatment Does Not Affect Safety, Efficacy Outcomes
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – In a trial involving patients with therapy-refractory cancer treated with approved targeted or immunotherapies, matched to their tumor molecular profile but outside their...
Survey Shows Men Need to Do More to Prevent Cancer
FRIDAY, July 5, 2024 – American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns. More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide...
Mediterranean Diet Ups Survival Odds After Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – The Mediterranean diet can help cancer survivors maintain their heart health and live longer, a new study says. Cancer patients whose eating patterns stuck closely to the...
Vaginal Cancer Incidence Increasing Globally
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – The incidence of vaginal cancer is increasing globally, according to a study published online June 25 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology....
Exercise May Prevent the Nerve Damage That Comes With Chemotherapy
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests. About...
Nudging Both Clinicians, Patients May Increase Serious Illness Conversations
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Combining clinician- and patient-directed nudges may help to promote serious illness conversations (SICs) in cancer care, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA...
Perioperative Chemo Improves Progression-Free Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – For patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the 12-month progression-free survival (PFS) may be increased with neoadjuvant modified 5-fluorouracil,...
Racial Differences Seen in Financial Hardship Among Older Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – Income and area-level disadvantage are the largest contributors to racial differences in financial hardship among older U.S. adults with cancer, according to a study published...
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