Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests. Men who ate a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and w…
Learn MoreDo Older Patients Need Radiation Rx After Breast Cancer Surgery?
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many older women with early-stage breast cancer can skip radiation without harming their survival odds, a new clinical trial finds.The study involved women age 65 and older who had surgery for small breast t…
Learn MoreSmoking or Vaping? The DNA Damage May Be the Same
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study builds upon earlier evidence that vaping isn’t any healthier than smoking.In analyzing epithelial cells taken from the mouths of vapers, smokers and people who had never vaped or smoked, research…
Learn More‘Top Gun’ Study of Fighter Pilots Could Help Astronauts
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds brain changes in F16 fighter pilots, which could shed light on what happens to astronauts during space travel.The hope is that the study, published Feb. 15 in Frontiers in Physiology, will …
Learn MoreLas tasas de cáncer de páncreas aumentan con mayor rapidez entre las mujeres
MARTES, 14 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque las tasas de cáncer de páncreas se están incrementando en ambos sexos, aumentan con la mayor rapidez entre las mujeres jóvenes, en particular las negras.”Podemos afirmar que la tasa de cáncer de…
Learn MorePositive Five-Year Outcomes Seen for Nivolumab in Resectable Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), neoadjuvant nivolumab is associated with positive five-year outcomes, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Clinical Cancer Resear…
Learn MoreLong COVID Seen in Most Cancer Patients After Infection
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 report postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (PASC) that may persist beyond six months, according to a stu…
Learn MoreFinancial Toxicity From Breast Cancer Treatment Is Common
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Worldwide, breast cancer treatment is associated with substantial financial toxicity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Anam N. Ehsan, M.B.B.S.,…
Learn MoreYoung Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults use a special part of their brain to solve tough problems. Now, new research shows that kids do the same.Scientists used brain scans and challenging work to assess how kids and adults might work thro…
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