Oncology & Cancer
Overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer persists
Overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer in the United States remains a persistent problem, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
Feb 12, 2025
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Thyroid Cancer
Medications
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists tied to higher thyroid cancer risk in first year of treatment
The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment, according to a study published online ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children born to young men with cancer have increases in preterm birth, low-birthweight children, but not birth defects
Male adolescents and young adults with cancer have a slightly elevated risk of having preterm birth and children with low birth weight, but no increased risk of birth defects in their offspring, according to research by UTHealth ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Suicide rates for young male cancer survivors triple in recent years, with ages 15–39 seeing highest rate
New research published in JAMA Network Open from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests that among all cancer survivors, male adolescents and young adults (AYA) have the highest rate ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Health
TikTok and WHO are getting together to help combat widespread health misinformation on social media
The social media platform TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon, influencing the behavior and taste of its users in almost every area of life. From dance trends to skincare and make-up products, health hacks to fad diets, ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify six novel genes linked to cancer risk
Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen, and their collaborators have discovered six novel genes with rare germline variants that associate with cancer risk. The findings are published today in Nature Genetics under the title ...
Oct 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Radiopharmaceutical therapy offers promise for people with tough-to-treat meningioma brain tumors
A radiopharmaceutical therapy that has successfully extended progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors shows early promise for delivering similar benefits to patients with difficult-to-treat meningioma, ...
Sep 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Melanoma risk increased after radioactive iodine treatment for primary thyroid cancer, study finds
Patients with primary thyroid cancer who receive radioactive iodine therapy have an elevated risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers when limiting the cancer site to the head and neck, according to a study ...
Sep 27, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Analysis of 2021 data shows new cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic
Cancer incidence trends in 2021 largely returned to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, there was little evidence of a rebound ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Waiting is the hardest part: Medical field should address uncertainty for cancer patients under active surveillance
Patients with low-risk cancers undergoing active surveillance face a favorable long-term prognosis. David Haggstrom, M.D., MAS, makes the case that it's time for the medical field to help manage the anxiety caused by waiting.
Sep 16, 2024
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