Health informatics
COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year
U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
May 4, 2023
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News tagged with cancer control
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pink eye may be a sign you have COVID. What to know about the new virus symptom
A common and relatively mild malady is yet another symptom people should watch for in the fight against COVID-19, experts say.
May 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study compares the incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms in China and the US
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare cancers that develop from specialized secretory cells of the neuroendocrine system. These cells are found throughout the body and exhibit features of the nervous and endocrine/hormonal ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased risk of testicular cancer in people with neurodevelopmental disorders
A new study by researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital shows that men who have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism and ADHD, also have a slightly increased risk of testicular cancer, or ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Awareness of the link between HPV and cervical cancer has declined, finds research
Americans have become less aware that the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer in recent years, according to survey data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023, held April 14-19. Survey respondents also showed ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
HPV infection may cause throat, mouth cancer
You may have heard about the connection between HPV infection and certain types of cervical cancer, but did you know HPV infection is also related to a higher risk of throat and mouth cancer?
Apr 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study outlines opportunities to achieve Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing cancer death rates
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have outlined opportunities for achieving President Biden and First Lady Biden's Cancer Moonshot national goal of reducing the cancer death rate by at least 50% over ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
ChatGPT helpful for breast cancer screening advice with certain caveats, new study finds
As more consumers turn to the newly available ChatGPT for health advice, researchers are eager to see whether the information provided by the artificial intelligence chatbot is reliable and accurate. A new study conducted ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Using the right test for the right person to detect bowel cancer
Despite Australia and New Zealand having one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, most Australians are either not having the right type of bowel cancer screening or not having any screening at all.
Apr 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New breast cancer susceptibility gene candidate identified
A paper published in the American Journal of Human Genetics proposes ATRIP gene variants as a breast cancer susceptibility gene candidate based on a study of women without any of the known breast cancer-associated gene variants.
