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Global Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Common in Tap, Bottled Water
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – PFAS “forever chemicals” can be found in drinking water around the world, whether it comes from a tap or a bottle, a new study warns. Ten specific PFAS chemicals were found in...
Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found. Women are more likely to...
A Cancer Diagnosis Takes Devastating Toll on Family Finances
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Ruined credit scores and big risks for bankruptcy: All part of the long-term financial fallout from the words "You have cancer," according to two new studies. “These are the f...
2008 to 2022 Saw Rise in Industry-Sponsored Adult Cancer Clinical Trials
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2024 – In the United States, there is a growing reliance on industry to conduct cancer clinical research, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the Journal of Clinical ...
Medical Financial Hardships Shared in Cancer-Linked Crowdfunding Stories
FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – A considerable proportion of cancer-related crowdfunding stories share experiences of medical financial hardships and health-related social needs (HRSNs), according to a...
Hematologic Cancer Develops in Some Patients Receiving Eli-Cel
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Hematologic cancer develops in some patients receiving lentiviral elivaldogene autotemcel (eli-cel) gene therapy for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, according to a study...
MS Might Raise a Person's Odds for Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024b – There's a small but significant increased of certain cancers in people battling multiple sclerosis (MS), new research shows. Those malignancies include cancers of the...
Availability, Timeliness of Availability of New Cancer Drugs Vary
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Across countries, there are considerable disparities in the availability and timeliness of availability of new cancer drugs, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in...
Aerobic Physical Activity Reduces Depression in Patients With Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – Aerobic physical activity (APA) is associated with a small but significant reduction in depression among adults with cancer, according to a review published online Oct. 8...
Cancer Incidence Increased for People With Multiple Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Cancer incidence is increased overall in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS), with considerable differences depending on cancer type, age, and sex, according to a study...
Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Cancer in young adults is rare, but the insurance coverage given them by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has greatly boosted the survival of people ages 19 to 25 who got the...
Cancer Survival Rates Rose for Young Adults After Affordable Care Act
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – During the first decade of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), survival and mortality increased among young adults with cancer who were eligible for dependent care expansion (DCE),...
Fear of Cancer Recurrence Common Decades After Surviving Childhood Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – A third of childhood cancer survivors experience fear of recurrence even decades later, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Alex Pizzo, from ...
ASTRO: Many Patients Have Cognitive Recovery After Brain Radiotherapy
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – Many patients with brain metastases who experience initial neurocognitive failure (NCF) following brain radiation therapy demonstrate recovery, with greater rates of cognitive...
Progress Toward Cutting Racial Mortality Disparities Stalling, Reversing
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – U.S. racial disparities in mortality decreased from 1999 to 2015 for Black men and to 2011 for Black women, followed by stagnation or regression, according to a study...
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