Suicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating.Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population.A variety of factors contribute to the elevated r…
Learn MoreUnos fragmentos de ADN en la sangre prometen una prueba barata y fácil para el cáncer
JUEVES, 12 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores informan progresos en una prueba de sangre que puede detectar múltiples tipos de cáncer de una forma relativamente más sencilla, y potencialmente menos costosa, que otras pruebas que …
Learn MoreDNA Fragments in Blood Promise Cheap, Easy Test for Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are reporting progress on a blood test that can detect multiple cancers in a relatively simpler, and potentially less pricey, way than other tests under development.The test picks up certain canc…
Learn MoreU.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer deaths continue to decline, dropping 33% since 1991 and saving an estimated 3.8 million lives, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual statistics report.But individual trends within that ove…
Learn MoreApenas 1 de cada 7 casos de cáncer se encuentra mediante las pruebas de detección
VIERNES, 30 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Solo un 14 por ciento de todos los cánceres diagnosticados en Estados Unidos se detectan mediante las pruebas de detección de rutina, encuentra un análisis reciente, lo que apunta a muchas oportunid…
Learn MoreDrug Approved to Help Young Patients Battle a Rare Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children and adults with a rare type of soft tissue cancer will now have a new treatment option that could have a big impact. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy drug atezolizum…
Learn MoreOnly 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early.”It’s surprising, but true,” s…
Learn MoreAmerica’s Doctors Offer Up Healthy Resolutions for 2023
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year’s resolutions.Luckily, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some suggestions on whi…
Learn MoreObamacare quizá haya ayudado a alargar las vidas de los pacientes jóvenes con cáncer
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos jóvenes con cáncer, en particular los que son hispanos o negros, tuvieron unos mejores resultados debido a la cobertura que tenían disponible bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Preci…
Learn MoreObamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adults with cancer, especially those who are Hispanic or Black, had better outcomes because of coverage available to them under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).New research explored the impact of Medicaid…
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