Does Aspartame Cause Cancer? Here’s What an Expert Wants You to Know
Following the recent decision of a World Health Organization (WHO) agency to classify aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” many may be left wondering whether it is safe to use the popular artificial sweetener.What exactly does this mean, an…
Learn MoreSurgery May Help Advanced Cancer Patients With Obstructed Bowel
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Malignant bowel blockages are common in patients who have advanced abdominal tumors, especially cancers of the ovaries or colon, and a new clinical trial suggests surgery should be offered to them sooner rath…
Learn MoreBiotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the cells taken without her knowledge….
Learn MoreGetting Really Active Just 5 Minutes a Day Lowers Your Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking the stairs rather than an elevator. Raking leaves. Toting heavy grocery bags. Pushing a vacuum. Playing hard with your kids or pets.Short bursts of vigorous physical activity during everyday events like…
Learn MoreMás pacientes con cáncer recibieron cuidados paliativos tras la Obamacare
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación encuentra que la expansión de Medicaid bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, también conocida como Obamacare) tuvo un beneficio inesperado: aumentos …
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreAumentan ciertos tipos de cáncer entre los hispanos de EE. UU.
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer entre los estadounidenses de origen hispano se han reducido en general en las dos últimas décadas, pero las perspectivas han empeorado en ciertos tipos de cáncer, encuent…
Learn MoreStaying Fit Lowers a Man’s Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A man’s cardio fitness might influence whether he’ll develop — or survive — three of the most common cancers in males, a new Swedish study reports.Higher levels of cardio fitness are associated with a signifi…
Learn MoreCertain Cancers Are on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates among Hispanic Americans have declined in general over the past two decades, but for certain cancers the outlook has only gotten worse, a new study finds.First, the good news: Thanks to impro…
Learn MoreEl cáncer puede suponer una carga financiera para los hijos de los sobrevivientes, según un estudio
VIERNES, 23 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El cáncer afecta a las familias de numerosas formas, y los hijos de padres que han tenido un cáncer tienen más probabilidades de pasar hambre y de tener que prescindir de artículos cotidianos esenciales…
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