One in Four Patients Experience Breast Reconstruction Burnout
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reconstructive burnout in breast reconstruction is associated with tissue expander complications, high body mass indices, and radiation therapy, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic…
Learn MoreWhat Are Quit-Smoking Programs and How Can They Help You?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes it really does “take a village” to help you meet life’s challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out there. That’s why specially designed smoking-cessation programs ca…
Learn MorePennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Massive Fraud Involving Bogus Dog Cancer ‘Cures’
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Pennsylvania man who persuaded desperate pet owners that he could help cure their dogs’ cancer was convicted by a federal jury of wire fraud and interstate shipment of misbranded animal drugs.Jonathan Nyce…
Learn MoreSocial Media Checking Behaviors in Teens Linked to Brain Changes
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media checking behaviors in early adolescence may be associated with changes in areas of the brain linked to sensitivity to social rewards and punishments, according to a study published online Jan. 3 i…
Learn MoreSocial Media Checking Behaviors in Teens Linked to Brain Changes
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social media checking behaviors in early adolescence may be associated with changes in areas of the brain linked to sensitivity to social rewards and punishments, according to a study published online Jan. 3 i…
Learn MoreDrug Approved to Help Young Patients Battle a Rare Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for use in patients with unresectable or metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS). The approval was grante…
Learn MoreApenas 1 de cada 7 casos de cáncer se encuentra mediante las pruebas de detección
VIERNES, 30 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Solo un 14 por ciento de todos los cánceres diagnosticados en Estados Unidos se detectan mediante las pruebas de detección de rutina, encuentra un análisis reciente, lo que apunta a muchas oportunid…
Learn MoreWhole-Tumor Cell Culture Can Predict Drug Response in Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A whole-tumor cell culture (WTC) model can predict treatment response in breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Noting that there is…
Learn MoreProgression-Free Survival Increased With Zanubrutinib in Leukemia
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Progression-free survival is significantly longer with zanubrutinib than ibrutinib among patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), according t…
Learn MoreTennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer. Navratilova, 66, first found an enlarged lymph node in …
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