DNA 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 MoreMRI-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy Beneficial in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A magnetic resonance imaging-based image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (MR-IGABT) approach is beneficial for locally advanced cervical cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of C…
Learn MoreJill Biden to Have Lesion Above Right Eye Removed
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday morning to have a lesion removed from above her right eye.The lesion was discovered during routine skin cancer screening, the president’s physici…
Learn MoreRobotic Bronchoscopy Plus Advanced Imaging Accurate for Diagnosing Lung Malignancy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Combined use of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) with radial endobronchial ultrasound (r-EBUS) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for lung lesions has high diagnostic accuracy for m…
Learn MoreSurvival Rates High for Children, Teens With Melanoma
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Survival rates for children and adolescents with melanomas are high, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Mary-Ann El Sharouni, Ph.D., from the Un…
Learn MoreLa EPA propone unas normas más duras contra la contaminación del aire
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en una década, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. ha propuesto fortalecer los estándares sobre el hollín fino en el aire, un contribuyente conocido a graves problemas de la…
Learn MoreCómo afrontar los síntomas de abstinencia de la nicotina
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Renunciar a la nicotina puede ser una experiencia brutal, que puede incluir cualquier cosa, desde síntomas físicos como el dolor de cabeza, hasta problemas con el estado de ánimo, entre ellos irritabilidad…
Learn MoreLow-Value Prostate Cancer Screening Common in Primary Care
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low-value prostate cancer screening is common in primary care, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.Chris Gillette, Ph.D., from the Wake …
Learn More¿Su vivienda tiene niveles peligrosos de radón, un cancerígeno?
VIERNES, 6 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas deben evaluar un gas radioactivo, el radón, que ocurre de forma natural, en sus viviendas para prevenir una mala salud, insta la Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American Lung Association, A…
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