Cases of Advanced Cervical Cancer Keep Rising Among U.S. Women
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research points to a conundrum with cervical cancer: While rates of early-stage disease have been dropping in the United States ever since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced, advanced ca…
Learn MoreBreakthrough Might Break Down PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — PFAS compounds are known as “forever chemicals” because they degrade slowly in the environment and accumulate in the body, potentially harming human and animal health.Bacteria can’t eat them. Fire can’t incine…
Learn MoreDealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer isn’t just a physical struggle but also an emotional one, as patients, survivors and their loved ones experience grief and loss throughout the experience.Gabrielle Alvarez, a social worker at Rutgers Ca…
Learn More¿Necesita consejo sobre la marihuana medicinal? No pregunte en el dispensario local
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer que usan cannabis para aliviar el dolor y mejorar el apetito quizá reciban malos consejos del personal de un dispensario, sugiere un estudio reciente.En general, los médicos …
Learn MoreResistant Starch Provides Lasting Benefit in Lynch Syndrome
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), daily resistant starch (RS) seems to have a lasting protective effect against noncolorectal cancers, according to a study published online July 25 in Cancer Preventio…
Learn MoreNeed Advice on Medical Pot for Cancer Care? Don’t Ask Local Dispensary
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who use cannabis to relieve pain and improve appetite may be getting bad advice from dispensary staff, a new study suggests.Doctors usually offer only spotty advice about pot to their patien…
Learn MorePrior Diagnoses Influence Dermatopathologists’ Interpretations
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When interpreting melanocytic skin biopsy specimens, knowledge of a prior diagnosis sways dermatopathologists to make more and less severe diagnoses and can also sway them from a correct to an incorrect d…
Learn MoreActinic Keratosis Diagnosed in Almost One-Third of Older Adults
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly three in 10 Medicare beneficiaries have at least one actinic keratosis diagnosis encounter over five years of follow-up, according to a research letter published online July 27 in JAMA Dermatology.
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Learn MorePregnancy Does Not Affect Survival in Women With Melanoma
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy status does not affect survival after melanoma, according to a study published online July 23 in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Maija Kiuru, M.D., from University…
Learn MoreLead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids’ Test Scores
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children.The stu…
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