Pathogenic Germline Variants ID’d in Patients With Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 14.9 percent of patients with lung cancer have pathogenic germline variants (PGV), most of which are potentially clinically actionable, according to a study presented Aug. 16 as part of the American…
Learn MoreRisk for ILD/Pneumonitis Examined for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients receiving trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) monotherapy, the incidence of adjudicated drug-related interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis is 15.4 percent, according to a study published online A…
Learn MoreLosses From Smoking-Related Cancer Deaths in the U.S. Estimated
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Person-years of life lost (PYLL) and lost earnings due to cigarette smoking-attributable cancer deaths among U.S. individuals aged 25 to 79 years were considerable in 2019, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreVaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Back in 2006, doctors began recommending the first vaccine for the common sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), with the shots carrying the potential to lower the risk of certain cancers.Now, a new …
Learn MoreWhy Coffee & Cigarette Is a Morning Ritual for Millions
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smokers in the throes of nicotine withdrawal when they wake up in the morning may crave not just a cigarette but a cup of coffee along with it.Science can explain that.Researchers have identified two compounds…
Learn MoreBlack Women Have Increased Rates of Distant-Stage Cervical Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with White women, Black women have increased rates of distant-stage cervical carcinoma, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.
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Learn More‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ May Have Caused Nebraska Child’s Death
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The death of a child in Nebraska was likely caused by an infection with a “brain-eating amoeba” that occurred after the child swam in a local river, state health officials announced this week.In a news release…
Learn MoreBehavioral Risk Factors Contributed Most to Global Cancer Burden in 2019
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The main risk factors contributing to global cancer burden in 2019 were behavioral, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in The Lancet.
Khanh Bao Tran, M.D., from the University of Auckland in New…
Learn MoreGemcitabine/Docetaxel Treats Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gemcitabine plus docetaxel (Gem/Doce) may be an alternative for the treatment of high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a study published in the September issue of The Journal of Ur…
Learn MoreEfficacy of Durvalumab for Early-Stage TNBC Examined by Race
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate for durvalumab added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is 46 percent, with similar rates for African …
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