Momelotinib Yields Clinically Significant Improvement in Myelofibrosis
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with momelotinib versus danazol yields clinically significant improvements for patients with myelofibrosis, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in The Lancet.Srdan Verstovsek, M.D., from the…
Learn MorePatient-Reported Outcome Measure Developed for Radionuclide Therapy in Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Radionuclide Therapy (FACT-RNT) patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool has been developed for measuring symptoms/toxicities among prostate cancer (PC) patients receiving…
Learn MoreMRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of women have dense breast tissue, which can be a double whammy on their odds for breast cancer.Not only are dense breasts a risk factor for cancer, but this glandular and fibrous connective tissue …
Learn MoreAdjuvant Therapy Recommendations for Breast Cancer Drop Between Ages 69 and 70
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Between ages 69 and 70 years, there is a decline in adjuvant therapy recommendations for early breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Bi…
Learn MoreCuidar dientes y encías podría proteger al cerebro que envejece
JUEVES, 2 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuidar bien los dientes (cepillarse, usar hilo dental, realizar revisiones dentales regulares) es, por supuesto, importante para una buena salud. Ahora, los investigadores señalan que también es esencia…
Learn MoreEl cáncer en los perros: la raza y el tamaño son importantes, muestra un estudio
JUEVES, 2 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si su perro es más grande, macho y de raza pura, quizá reciba un diagnóstico de cáncer a una edad más temprana, en comparación con otros perros, encuentra un nuevo estudio.El tamaño, el sexo y la raza d…
Learn MoreCancer Mortality Rates Increased for Older Seniors With T2DM
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with type 2 diabetes, cancer mortality rates are increased for those aged 75 and 85 years and with specific cancers, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Diabetologia.Suping Ling, from th…
Learn MoreRisk for Contralateral Breast Cancer Higher for Certain Pathogenic Variant Carriers
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and PALB2 have an elevated risk for contralateral breast cancer (CBC), according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreNSCLC Survival Improved With FDG PET/CT Imaging Before Radiation Therapy
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are not being imaged in accordance with national guidelines prior to subsequent radiation therapy, according to a study recently published in the …
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