• Study: There's No Safe Amount of Processed Meat
  
  A new study finds that eating even a little processed meat, drinking soda or consuming trans fats puts you at risk for serious health problems. The research, published recently in the journal Nature Medicine, looked at more than 60 earlier studies on how diet affects the...
• Exercise Helps Gut Microbes Quell Cancer
  
  University of Pittsburgh scientists have discovered for the first time why exercise helps prevent cancer and fights existing tumors. According to the study published in the journal Cell, physical activity leads to beneficial changes in the gut microbiome. One of the key...
• Excess Weight, Heart Disease Ups Breast Cancer Risk
  
  Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says. Women past menopause with a higher body mass index (BMI) were more likely to develop breast cancer if they had heart disease, researchers reported July 7 in the...
• Most Stomach Cancers Linked to Common Bacteria
  
  Three-quarters of stomach cancer cases could be prevented if doctors eradicate infection by a common type of bacteria, a new study says. The bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, is linked to 76% of future stomach cancer cases, researchers reported July 7 in the journal Nature...
• Best Sunscreens for Under $20
  
  If you're planning outdoor activities this July 4th weekend, it's time to stock up on sunscreen. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) gathered the best bargain buys from its newly updated annual Guide to Sunscreens to help you choose safe and effective products. It's tough...
• Cancer Leading Cause of Death Globally by 2050
  
  A new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that cancer will be the leading cause of early deaths worldwide by 2050, with cases projected to rise by 74%. The Cancer Atlas, 4th Edition, produced by ACS and the International Agency on Cancer (ARC),...
• Cancer Drug May Stop Parkinson's Progression
  
  Researchers have discovered that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer may hold the key to successfully combatting Parkinson's disease. This is welcome news as Parkinson's disease cases are expected to rise by 60% in the U.S.,...
• Study: AI Boosts Skin Cancer Diagnoses
  
  An experimental AI tool can help speed detection of melanoma and other skin diseases, a new study says. The tool, PanDerm, improved accuracy of skin cancer diagnoses by 11% when used by doctors, researchers reported recently in the journal Nature Medicine. It also helped...
• US to Drop Guidance to Limit Alcohol to 1 or 2 a Day
  
  U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for the industry.
• Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials, Gen X
  
  When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix.But that wasn't the end of his health scare. A few days later, doctors gave Williams unexpected news:...
• Psychedelics Reduce Depression in Cancer Patients
  
  Magic mushrooms might be key to quelling depression among people battling cancer. A single dose of psilocybin provided sustained reductions in depression and anxiety among cancer patients diagnosed with major depression, according to small-scale study published June 16 in...
• CT Scan Tops DNA Stool Test in Colon Cancer Screening
  
  CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA tests, a new study says. CT colonography performed every three to five years could ward off more cases of cancer than DNA testing of stool to look for evidence of colon cancer, researchers reported June 10...
• FDA Approves UroGen's Bladder Cancer Drug
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved UroGen Pharma's drug to treat a type of bladder cancer.The approval comes despite its panel of external advisors last month narrowly voting against backing the drug as the members criticized the single-arm trial for...
• At-Home HPV Test Boosts Cervical Cancer Screening
  
  Women will flock to an HPV test they can perform at home in private, a new study indicates. Cervical cancer screening more than doubled when women were offered a mail-in self-collection test for human papillomavirus (HPV), researchers reported June 6 in JAMA Internal...
• Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer
  
  Former President Joe Biden is optimistic about his recent cancer diagnosis saying, "We're going to be able to beat this." Biden, 82, revealed he has started treatment for the aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to CNN. According to the...
• Blood Test Detects Cancer 3 Years Before Diagnosis
  
  Blood tests can detect evidence of cancer three years earlier than the disease would otherwise be diagnosed, a new small-scale pilot study says. The test - called a multicancer early detection (MCED) test - looks for genetic material that's shed by tumors into the...
• ESPN's Jay Harris Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
  
  Longtime ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Jay Harris has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled to have surgery on June 10.Harris, 60, wrote about his experience in an essay posted June 5 on ESPN's Front Row website. He said he got the news "over a month ago," NBC...
• Inflammatory Diet Increases Colon Cancer Death Risk
  
  What you eat after a colon cancer diagnosis could do more than affect your energy or digestion - it might impact your chance of survival. Researchers looked at more than 1,600 patients with stage 3 colon cancer. They found that those who ate the most proinflammatory foods...
• Estrogen Cream Increases Breast Cancer Survival
  
  In older women diagnosed with breast cancer, use of estrogen creams to treat menopause symptoms was not only safe but was also linked with longer survival in a large U.S. study. Use of the hormone creams by postmenopausal breast cancer survivors was associated with a lower...
• Powerful Sweetener Found in Vapes for Teens
  
  A new study has found a super-sweet chemical in illegal flavored e-cigarettes that may make them more appealing to kids and teens. The sweetener, called neotame, is up to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and is usually used in products like ice cream or lip gloss, STAT News...
• Breast Cancer Screening in Women's 40s Saves Lives
  
  Starting breast cancer screening in women's early 40s will save more lives, a new study argues. Nearly 3 in 4 women (73%) in their 40s find out they have breast cancer only after they've developed symptoms, researchers reported May 30 in the journal Radiology: Imaging...
• Treatment Effective for Less Common Breast Cancer
  
  A new treatment nearly halves the risk of disease progression or death from a less common form of breast cancer that hasn't seen major drug advances in over a decade, researchers reported Monday. Results from the study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society...
• When to Use At-Home Health Tests
  
  The doctor is in - the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home - and that list continues to grow, as the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first at-home cervical...
• Bristol Myers to Pay $1.5B for BioNTech Cancer Drug Deal
  
  U.S. drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb announced Monday a $1.5 billion upfront payment to partner with Germany's BioNTech on an experimental cancer drug, in a deal that could eventually exceed $11 billion in value for BioNTech.
• AI Targets Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients
  
  Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), more women might soon benefit from targeted breast cancer treatment, a new study says. AI can help identify women who might be helped by cancer therapies that target HER2, a protein that spurs on the growth of tumor cells, according to...

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