A rare but aggressive kind of uterine cancer appears to be driving an increase in U.S. deaths from the disease, particularly among Black women, researchers reported Thursday.
May 5, 2022
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Since ancient times, our gut microbiome, home to a vast number of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms, has been thought to influence many aspects of human health. Most recently, sequencing technology has shown ...
Apr 28, 2022
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About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell growth, can also make ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Prostate biopsy and prostate cancer (PC) diagnosis rates decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic among U.S. veterans, according to a study published online April 7 in JAMA Oncology.
Apr 12, 2022
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A new study led by Susan G. Komen Scholars indicates that patients diagnosed with de novo stage 4 breast cancer—also called metastatic breast cancer—had improved survival rates and decreased mortality rates when those ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Cancer survivors are more likely to face transportation barriers to health care than the general population, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Oncology.
Mar 31, 2022
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Cumulative lifetime excess weight has a greater impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) risk than excess weight at a single time point, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Oncology.
Mar 18, 2022
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Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection. It is why this population was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, while ...
Mar 10, 2022
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A new study has found that nearly one third of older adult female survivors of colorectal, endometrial and ovarian cancer have quality of life-impacting challenges with physical activity due to chronic swelling (lymphedema) ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Patients receiving radiotherapy to treat high-risk prostate cancer also benefit from androgen deprivation therapy. The ideal duration of treatment may be roughly two years if receiving external beam radiation and one year ...
Feb 28, 2022
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