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Expert Advice on Hormone Therapy for Menopause
Menopause can usher in a host of disruptive symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and sleep problems. Hormone therapy promises relief. But many women wonder about taking it. That's because the treatment, subject of a recent expert panel convened by the Food and Drug...
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People Are Living Longer With Cancer
More Americans than ever before are living with cancer - and experts say it's both a blessing and a challenge. Today, more than 18 million Americans are cancer survivors, including many still living with the disease. The National Cancer Institute projects that over 690,000...
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GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Cancer Risks
GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss may influence patients' cancer risk, usually lowering it but sometimes possibly increasing it, new findings suggest. U.S. researchers reviewed 10 years of medical records from 43,317 users and 43,315 similar nonusers of Novo Nordisk's...
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Review Finds Vaping is a Gateway to Smoking
Vaping appears to act as a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people, a new evidence review says. E-cigarettes also were significantly linked to risk of asthma and substance use, researchers reported Aug. 19 in the journal Tobacco Control. "The consistency in the...
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Experimental Blood Test Finds Early Ovarian Cancer
An experimental blood test detects early-stage ovarian cancer in patients with vague symptoms that would likely be misdiagnosed using currently available methods, researchers said in a new report. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths among...
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Pretzel-Shaped Device Cures Bladder Cancer
A tiny, pretzel-shaped device delivering chemotherapy directly into the bladder has shown remarkable success against bladder cancer - eliminating tumors in 82% of patients within three months. Nearly half remained cancer-free a year later. The TAR-200 system slowly releases...
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FDA Approves Immunotherapy for Respiratory Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Precigen's immunotherapy to treat adults with a rare respiratory disease, making it the first treatment for the condition to receive the health regulator's nod. Shares of the company surged more than 81% to $3.36 in...
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Survey Finds US Alcohol Consumption at Record Low
Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. A record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their...
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New Vaccine May Stop Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence
A new vaccine aimed at a common cancer gene mutation could help stop aggressive pancreatic cancers from coming back, a small clinical trial suggests. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers, with a five-year survival rate of about 13%, according to the American...
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Pfizer Drug Combo Improves Bladder Cancer Survival
Pfizer said on Tuesday its cancer drug Padcev, in combination with Merck's Keytruda, significantly improved survival rates in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer when administered before and after surgery. The interim results from an ongoing late-stage trial of the...
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Study: Unsolicited Stool Kits Best for Colon Cancer Screening
Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer screening when they received an unsolicited stool test kit in the mail,...
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The Surprising Anti-Cancer Promise of Fermented Stevia
If you or someone you love is fighting cancer - or just looking to prevent it - you've likely read about countless miracle cures and natural remedies. But a new discovery from scientists in Japan might actually be worthy of attention. It's called fermented stevia, and it's...
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Artificial Sweetener Hampers Cancer Treatment
In patients with melanoma or non-small cell lung cancer, consuming high levels of the artificial sweetener sucralose contributes to diminished responses to immunotherapy and poorer survival, researchers reported in Cancer Discovery. When the researchers had 132 patients with...
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Some 'Low-Grade' Prostate Cancers May Be Deadly
Men diagnosed with what are known as Grade Group one (GG1) prostate tumors are often told they don't require treatment, only "watchful waiting," because GG1 cancers are at low risk of spreading. There's even been talk among experts of not calling GG1 tumors "cancers" at...
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Experimental At-Home Patch Detects Skin Cancers
Someday, you might apply a small patch onto your skin to find out whether that odd little spot is a cancer or not. That's the hope from a new technology being developed by researchers at the University of Michigan.The tiny silicone patch is embedded with micro needles that...
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Flavored Vape Bans Slowed Cigarette Smoking Declines
State bans on enticing flavors of e-cigarettes bring real benefits in terms of lowering vaping among adults of any age, new research finds. But it points to a downside, too: A slowdown in statewide declines of cigarette smoking after flavored vapes were banned. "Both...
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Ultra-Processed Foods Increase Risk for Lung Cancer
Experts already know that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is bad news for your health, and new research suggests these foods can raise risks for a major killer: lung cancer. Besides the fact that ultra-processed foods are often high in salt, sugar and fat, people...
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Most Don't Follow-Up After Colon Cancer Blood Test
You try one of the new blood-based tests for colon cancer, and unfortunately, the results come back "abnormal." Those are alarming findings, of course. But for too many U.S. patients, no further steps are taken, a new study finds. "Blood-based colorectal cancer screening is...
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Firefighters at Higher Risk for Many Cancers
Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study finds. "Although this isn't favorable news, this study shines a spotlight on the long-term risks...
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What to Know About Bladder Cancer, Deion Sanders
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer earlier this year, had surgery to remove the organ and is now considered cured by his doctors, the Pro Football Hall of Famer said Monday. Sanders said he is upbeat and plans to...
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Patient Antibodies Key to Immunotherapy Response
Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others - and researchers might now know why. Patients' own autoantibodies - immune proteins traditionally associated with autoimmune diseases like psoriasis and lupus -...
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How Palliative Care and Hospice Differ
If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don't jump to conclusions. It doesn't mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emphasizes. Palliative care, which is focused on comfort care and symptom management, may be recommended...
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US Agencies to Define Ultra-Processed Foods
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are gathering data to create a uniform definition of ultra-processed foods. The agencies announced a joint Request for Information (RFI), to be published...
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Study: Cancer Drug Combo May Reverse Alzheimer's
Scientists have discovered that combining two previously approved cancer drugs effectively treats Alzheimer's disease. The one-two punch may be able to reverse the devastation of this disease that affects 7 million people in the U.S., causing a dramatic decline in...
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FDA Panel: Remove Boxed Warning on Menopause HRT
A panel of experts selected by the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unanimously recommended that the agency remove the boxed warning on hormone replacement treatments for menopause. Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary gathered the panel of 12 experts to...