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'Mindful Breathing' Might Ease Cancer-Related Pain, Anxiety
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 – A meditation technique called mindful breathing can help cancer patients manage their pain and anxiety, a new study finds. Cancer patients who engaged in 20 minutes of...
Even Low-Risk Alcohol Consumption Ups Mortality Risk in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 – Even low-risk drinking is associated with higher mortality among older adults, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Network Open. Rosario Ortolá, M.D., P...
Poor Psychological Outcomes Seen for Patients With Rare Cancers
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – Patients with rare cancers have poor psychological outcomes, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine. Chen Ee Low, from the...
Chinese Botanical Medicine Eases a Cancer Treatment Side Effect
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – An experimental drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine can help ease the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients, the results of a...
Even Light Drinking Harms Health of Older Adults: Study
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – New research confirms that alcohol is not your friend as you age: Even light drinking was linked to an increase in cancer deaths among older adults, with the raised risk ...
Men's Cancer Deaths to Rise 93% Globally by 2050
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer,...
Substantial Disparities Seen in Cancer Cases, Deaths Among Men
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – There are substantial disparities in cancer cases and deaths among men, which are projected to widen by 2050, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in Cancer. Habtamu...
Blood Test Results Can Enhance Assessment of Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – The assessment of cancer risk based on symptoms, age, and sex can be enhanced by considering information from common blood test results among patients presenting with...
Estimated U.S. Annual Cost of Initial Cancer Screening $43 Billion in 2021
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – In 2021, the estimated total health care costs for initial cancer screening were $43 billion in the United States, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Annals...
Incidence of Many Cancers Increasing Among Younger Generations
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Younger birth cohorts have an increased incidence of many common cancer types, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Public Health. Hyuna Sung,...
Why Are Cancer Rates Rising Among Gen X, Millennials?
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports. Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known cancer...
Incidence of Specific, All Cancers Increased With Pesticide Use
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Pesticide usage is associated with an increased incidence of cancer, according to a study published online July 25 in Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society. Jacob Gerken,...
Toxicities Rare After Two Weeks of CAR T-Cell Therapy Infusion
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – New-onset cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) are rare beyond two weeks following infusion of CD19-directed...
Kids From Poorer Families Less Likely to Survive Cancer
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Children from poor families are less likely to survive cancer, particularly if they are not white, a new study reports. A childhood cancer patient’s risk of dying within five ...
Pesticides Can Equal Smoking in Hiking Risks for Cancer
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – Farmers and folks living in agricultural areas may be exposed to levels of pesticides that confer cancer risks that are higher than if they smoked, new research shows....
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