• Mammograms Can Also Assess Women's Heart Health
  
  Regular mammograms might offer a "two-for-one" opportunity to protect women's health, a new study says. Mammograms can be used to successfully predict heart disease risk in women, on top of their ability to detect early breast cancers, researchers reported Sept. 16 in the...
• Artificial Sweeteners May Blunt Immunotherapy
  
  Cancer patients who use sucralose - the artificial sweetener found in products like Splenda - may be less likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment and could face shorter survival rates. But scientists say there may be a way to reverse the damage. Researchers...
• Early Breast Cancer Survivors' Risk of Second Cancer Low
  
  Women who survive an early breast cancer can breathe easy, a recent study says. Their risk of developing a second cancer is low, about 2% to 3% greater than that of women in the general population, researchers reported in The BMJ. "Many breast cancer survivors believe their...
• Nutrient in Vegetables May Boost Cancer Treatment
  
  A common nutrient found in leafy greens and corn may do more than protect eyesight. New research shows that zeaxanthin, a plant-derived carotenoid, can strengthen the body's cancer-fighting immune cells and make immunotherapy more effective. The study, recently published in...
• Experimental Test Detects Head and Neck Cancers
  
  A new blood test can potentially detect head and neck cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) up to 10 years before symptoms appear, a new study says. The test, called HPV-DeepSeek, detects microscopic fragments of HPV DNA that have broken off from a tumor and entered...
• FDA Approves J&J's Bladder Cancer Treatment
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug delivery system for a type of bladder cancer, offering a potential surgery-free option for patients.The drug release system, branded as Inlexzo, was approved for patients with a type of high-risk...
• Smoking Appears to Be Back in Vogue - Or Is It?
  
  On city streets and outside bars, cigarettes and e-cigs are back in hand. On screen, Timothée Chalamet and Bradley Cooper light up, while "cigfluencers" glamorize smoking online.
• Advanced Prostate Cancer Rising, Fewer Screened
  
  Prostate cancer rates are climbing in the U.S. with more men being diagnosed at later stages when the disease is harder to treat, researchers report. The analysis - published Tuesday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - suggests that fewer men are being...
• New Gel May Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
  
  A new shampoo-like gel developed by researchers at Michigan State University could help protect cancer patients from a common and dreaded side effect of chemotherapy: Hair loss. The gel, which has been tested in animal models, is designed to be applied to the scalp before...
• Gordon Ramsay Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis
  
  Celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay revealed he had surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, from his jawline. The 58-year-old announced the news on social media during the Labor Day weekend, sharing photos of stitches and bandages...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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,...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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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