Health
EPA to ban carcinogenic chemical found in degreasers, cleaners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to ban a cancer-causing chemical commonly used as a furniture cleaner and degreaser.
Oct 24, 2023
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News tagged with cancer risk
Oncology & Cancer
With breast cancer risks, where you live matters, researchers find
Inadequate health care access, unhealthy diets and not enough exercise are all well-known risk factors for the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in women—breast cancer—but what was never clear is why death rates ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Medical research
Prostate-specific antigen failure risk factors in nonmetastatic unfavorable-risk prostate cancer
Research led by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts, performed a secondary analysis of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 05-043 trial. In the paper, "Risk of Short-Term Prostate-Specific Antigen Recurrence and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-CoV-2: Alert immune system in the respiratory tract protects children from severe courses of the disease
Why are severe courses of SARS-CoV-2 infection much less common in children and adolescents than in adults? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now discovered that ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple MRI scan could predict radiation side effects for prostate cancer
A new Corewell Health study suggests that men who have longer prostatic urethras, the part of the urethra that travels through the prostate, may be at a higher risk of experiencing moderate, often chronic urinary side effects ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study focusing on Black cancer survivors documents how exposure to racial discrimination impacts care
The medical community has understood for some time that experiences with discrimination are bad for the health of people from underserved racial or ethnic groups—populations burdened with worse health outcomes than white ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Air pollution and breast cancer risk: A link that calls for action
Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of the first study to take account of ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
'New era and treatment of breast cancer': AI is helping detect breast cancer earlier
New AI-powered mammograms are helping doctors detect breast cancer earlier in patients, helping many avoid aggressive therapies and leading to better outcomes at Baptist Health South Florida's cancer institute in Boca Raton.
Oct 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: New thesis on the acute porphyrias, a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases
Mattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: "Liver transplantation, cancer risk and comorbidity in acute porphyria" on 20 October ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer: Risk factors and prevention
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about risk factors for liver cancer and what you can do to prevent it.
Oct 14, 2023
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