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Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol and Cancer, Urges Warning Labels
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy connects alcohol consumption to increased cancer risk and calls for updated warning labels on...
Alcohol Intake Increases Cancer Risk, Beverages Should Carry Warning: Surgeon General
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk,...
Why Does Cancer Spread to the Lungs So Often?
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – The lungs are a tempting place for cancer cells – so much so that more than half of people with advanced cancer elsewhere in their bodies wind up with lung tumors....
More Activity, Less Risk: Tell Your MD How Much You Move
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – It’s not fun for folks to admit to their doctor that they’re a couch potato. But such a frank talk could help protect against chronic disease, a new study says. People with the...
FDA Approves Subcutaneous Opdivo Qvantig for Most Solid Tumor Indications
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) injection for subcutaneous use for most previously approved adult, solid...
Platinum Chemo Shortage Led to Reduced Use, No Change in Mortality
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – The platinum chemotherapy shortage, first announced on Feb. 10, 2023, resulted in a modest absolute reduction in platinum use, but no difference in mortality, according to a...
Last Year's Platinum-Based Drugs Shortage Didn't Raise Cancer Deaths, Study Found
TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2024 – When supplies of certain generic, platinum-based cancer chemotherapies dwindled in 2023, oncologists feared it might lead to under-treatment and many more cancer deaths....
Tea and Coffee May Help Protect You From Some Cancers
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 – That morning cup of coffee or afternoon spot of tea might be protecting you from cancer. A new evidence review says that coffee and tea consumption are linked to a lower...
American Society of Hematology, Dec. 7 to 10
The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec. 7 to 10 in San Diego and attracted participants from around the world, including hematology specialists as well as clinical ...
Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – The ancient Japanese practice of reiki "energy healing" might help some cancer patients deal with the pain that can come with infusion therapies, new research shows....
Eat Less Meat, More Beans & Lentils for Protein, New USDA Guidelines Say
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Beans, peas and lentils take center stage in newly proposed changes to dietary guidelines for Americans. In a report released this week by an advisory committee to the...
Women With Cancer Can Safely Use Rogaine to Curb Hair Loss
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – Women worried about losing their locks during chemotherapy can safely take hair-loss drugs during breast cancer care, a new study says. Minoxidil - the active ingredient...
Screening Primary Driver of Averted Cancer Deaths From 1975 to 2020
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Over the past 45 years, cancer prevention and screening accounted for most cancer deaths averted for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, according to a...
Prior Authorization Leads to Radiation Oncology Treatment Delays, Patient Harm
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – Prior authorization delays lead to serious harm for people with cancer, according to a survey conducted by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The survey,...
EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The solvents, known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and...
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