Prostate Cancer Treatment May Raise Heart Risks
Latest Cancer News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) Hormone therapy is a common treatment option for prostate cancer, but it may increase the risk of death from heart disease, especially in older men, a new study finds. Dr. William Dahut, a prostate cancer researcher and chief scientific officer for […]
When Genes Raise a Mom’s Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
Latest Cancer News By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) It’s important to talk to kids about family health risks, but the impact of sharing this kind of information has been unclear. It’s probably safe, according to a new study, but how are you supposed to do it — and […]
Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Up Breast Cancer Recurrence? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn’t appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death, Danish researchers report. Although HRT has previously been linked to a raised risk of breast cancer‘s return, those earlier studies referred to oral HRT […]
Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Pancreatic cancer often has a dismal prognosis, but a new study finds that screening high-risk people can catch the disease early and extend lives. Researchers at eight U.S. medical centers found that annual screening tests paid off for patients at high […]
How Realistic Is Radical Prostatectomy Without Prior Biopsy?
In patients with a high suspicion of prostate cancer as determined by molecular imaging, avoiding biopsy prior to radical prostatectomy appeared to be feasible, and “might represent a valid option in well-counseled, selected patients,” according to German researchers. In a case series of 25 men who underwent primary radical prostatectomy without prior biopsy after an […]
Motherhood Doesn’t Lower Survival for Women Who’ve Had Breast Cancer
Latest Cancer News THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) Breast cancer survivors who would like to have a baby can take some reassurance from a new study that finds motherhood doesn’t lower their future survival chances. Moreover, survival rates were no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before or those with […]
Gas Used in Homes Has Links to Cancer; Leaks Often Undetected
Latest Cancer News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they’re classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says. Natural gas samples taken from 69 Boston-area cooking stoves were […]
Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds: Potential of mitochondria-targeted chemotherapies
Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered potential new drugs that work in concert with other drugs to deliver a deadly one-two punch to leukemia. The potential drugs are still years away from being tested in cancer patients, but a recently published study in the journal Leukemia […]
Various Ailments Plague Some Pediatric Cancer Survivors More Than Others
Childhood cancer survivors of certain racial and ethnic groups were prone to more hospitalizations for various conditions years down the road, according to a cohort study from Washington State. Racial disparities in outcomes began to emerge 5 years after diagnosis of childhood cancer, when overall hospitalization was more common among American Indian and Alaska Native […]
Breast Cancer Survivors Who Work Out See Heart Benefits
Physical activity among long-term breast cancer survivors was associated with better global longitudinal strain (GLS), though not left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), data from a cohort study found. Compared with inactive survivors, moderately active breast cancer survivors had a 35% lower risk of abnormal GLS (relative risk [RR] 0.65, 95% CI 0.45-0.94) while active survivors […]