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Worse Mental Health Trajectories Seen for Survivors of Teen, Young Adult Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – Survivors of adolescent and young adulthood (AYA) cancer have significantly worse mental health trajectories into middle or older adulthood, according to a study published...
ASCO: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Reduce Risk for Obesity-Related Cancer, All-Cause Death
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – For adults with diabetes and obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a reduced risk for obesity-related cancer compared with...
Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Risk Of Obesity-Related Cancers
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 — Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can help reduce a woman’s risk for as many as 14 cancers associated with obesity, a new study says. People taking a ...
Exercise Improves Odds Against Cancer
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – The last thing a cancer patient might like to do is hit the treadmill or hop on an exercise bike, given how much the disease and its treatments drain a person’s energy. But t...
ASCO: Alcohol-Associated Cancer Mortality Increased From 1990 to 2021
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – Alcohol-associated cancer mortality increased from 1990 to 2021, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from...
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Increased Risk for CKD, Hypertension
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) have an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open....
Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Double In The U.S.
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 — Alcohol-fueled cancer deaths nearly doubled in the United States during the past three decades, with cases among men driving this surge, a new study says. Between 1990 and 2...
GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new study says. First-generation GLP-1 drugs like l...
Increases in Incidence Rates of Some Cancers Seen in Early-Onset Age Groups
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – The incidence rates of 14 cancers have increased in early-onset age groups, with increases in older-onset age groups also occurring in most of these cancers, according to a...
Testosterone Use Not Tied to Gynecological Cancers in Transmasculine Individuals
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 – Short-term testosterone use among transmasculine and gender diverse (TMGD) individuals is not associated with an increased risk for gynecological cancers, according to a study...
Aqueous Humor Liquid Biopsy Safe in Pediatric Retinoblastoma
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – For pediatric patients with retinoblastoma, aqueous humor liquid biopsy via anterior chamber paracentesis is a safe and well-tolerated procedure, according to a study...
First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman's eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine. Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an e...
Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says. If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early d...
Multicancer Early Detection Screening Improves Patient Outcomes
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Annual multicancer early detection (MCED) screening with a single blood test provides more overall benefit than biennial MCED screening, according to a study published online...
Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why. A new government report shows that rates of several types of cancer a...
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