Vivir solo aumenta el riesgo de cáncer de los estadounidenses en casi un tercio
VIERNES, 20 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que viven solas tienen un mayor riesgo de morir de cáncer, advierte un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores de la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer mostraron que los adultos estadounidenses que v…
Learn MoreLiving Alone Raises Americans’ Cancer Risk by Nearly a Third
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who live alone have a greater risk of dying from cancer, a new study warns.Researchers from the American Cancer Society showed that U.S. adults who live alone had a 32% higher risk of cancer death tha…
Learn MoreAbnormal Result on a Cancer Screen? Your Family Doctor Could Be Key to Follow-Up
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Extra efforts by primary care doctors to reach out to patients who need follow-up after an abnormal cancer test result leads to better results in getting that care, a new clinical trial shows.The trial involve…
Learn MoreBirth Defects More Common in Babies Born to Moms Who’ve Had Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens and young adult women who survive cancer appear to have higher odds of delivering babies with birth defects, according to a new study.Knowing this, young women making decisions about pregnancy and prena…
Learn MoreVivir en vecindarios “transitables” reduce el riesgo de cáncer en mujeres
-LUNES, 9 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Pasos saludables: Vivir en un vecindario fácil de recorrer a pie, podría ser beneficioso para la salud de las mujeres.Una nueva investigación descubre que las mujeres que viven en vecindarios transitable…
Learn MoreLa escasez de medicamentos contra el cáncer persiste en EE.UU.
VIERNES , 6 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los centros contra el cáncer en EE.UU. continúan enfrentando la escasez de medicamentos de quimioterapia más utilizados, de acuerdo con una nueva encuesta, aunque el problema es menor al registrado e…
Learn MoreLiving in ‘Walkable’ Neighborhoods Lowers Women’s Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Healthy steps: Living in a neighborhood that’s easy to walk in could be good for women’s health.New research finds that women who live in walkable neighborhoods have lower rates of obesity-related cancers.This w…
Learn MoreCancer Drug Shortages Persist Across U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. cancer centers continue to have shortages of commonly used chemotherapy drugs, a new survey shows, though the medications are not as scarce as they were last June.The National Comprehensive Cancer Networ…
Learn MoreLa FDA comenzará a regular miles de pruebas de laboratorio
LUNES, 2 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Frente a crecientes informes de pruebas clínicas de laboratorio inexactas, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció el viernes que por primera vez r…
Learn MoreFDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools.Many Americans migh…
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