Could UV Light From Nail Polish Dryers Cause Cancer?
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting a gel manicure may be less safe than many think.Researchers say the nail polish dryers that use ultraviolet (UV) light to cure the gel polish emit possibly dangerous rays. These rays might lead to ce…
Learn MoreResearch Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some women with cancer in one breast may have a greater risk of developing cancer in the other breast, new research suggests.Those who carry a specific genetic change — a germline BRCA1, BRCA2 or CHEK2 mutati…
Learn MoreTreating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women experiencing menopause symptoms with no sign of relief in sight, it doesn’t have to be this way.An expert in women’s health offers some suggestions for helping control symptoms during this time of l…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New Drug for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved zanubrutinib (Brukinsa), a next-generation BTK inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.The ap…
Learn MoreEl riesgo de suicidio aumenta cuando aparece el cáncer
VIERNES, 20 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un diagnóstico de cáncer puede ser devastador.Ahora, una nueva investigación muestra que los pacientes diagnosticados con un cáncer tienen un riesgo de suicidio que es un 26 por ciento más alto que el d…
Learn MoreMany Patients Aren’t Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A surgeon’s skill has a direct impact on whether a patient will survive early-stage lung cancer.Unfortunately, many surgeons are failing to follow a playbook that increase the odds of a successful outcome, a n…
Learn MoreNab-Paclitaxel Does Not Increase Overall Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC), no significant improvement is observed in overall survival with the addition of albumin-bound paclitaxel to gemcitabine and cisplatin (GAP) versus gemcitabine/cisp…
Learn MoreOnly Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer.Not following up undermines the point of screeni…
Learn MoreIs Rest Really Best After a Child Has a Concussion?
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When kids suffer a concussion, an extended period of rest at home is always the best course, right? Perhaps not.In fact, a new study suggests that — despite what many people may presume — getting kids back t…
Learn More‘Climate Trauma’: Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California’s Deadliest Wildfire
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors’ mental functioning in the wa…
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