How Fibroids, Endometriosis Affect a Woman’s Odds for Ovarian Cancer
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having uterine fibroids or endometriosis can increase a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, but a new study finds that a hysterectomy can lower that risk for both Black and white women with fibroids.“Co…
Learn MoreMedical Marijuana Can Safely Control Cancer Patients’ Pain: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana can safely reduce cancer pain, and is apparently so effective that patients wind up taking lower amounts of opioids and other pain meds, a new study reports.Weed produced clinically signific…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Interrupt Therapy During Pregnancy: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For young women who survive breast cancer, a new study offers some reassurance about pregnancy: Pausing hormonal therapy to have a baby does not raise the risk of a cancer recurrence, at least in the shorter …
Learn MoreIn Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quitting smoking may leave you with more money for food.Having a tobacco smoker quit is not just a boon to lung health. In poorer families, it can also help prevent hunger, according to new research from the U…
Learn MoreChanges in Cancer Risk Factors, Screening Reported During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Favorable and unfavorable trends were reported in major cancer risk factors, preventive behaviors and services, and screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online May 2 in Canc…
Learn MoreMaria Menounos Reveals Battle Against Stage 2 Pancreatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Celebrity host Maria Menounos, who will become a mother this summer, revealed this week that she recently underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer.The podcast host was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer …
Learn MoreMedical Cannabis Effective for Pain Relief in Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical cannabis is effective for pain relief in cancer, according to a study published online May 2 in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.Saro Aprikian, from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and colle…
Learn MoreTransgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer is not that rare among transgender women, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, M.D., from the Universit…
Learn MoreNew Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A patient-centered methodology (PCM) approach outperforms conventional analysis for predicting which melanoma patients would have a positive result on sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), according to a study p…
Learn MoreUltrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Brain cancers are notoriously difficult to treat because most chemotherapy drugs can’t breach the blood-brain barrier, a microscopic layer of cells that protect the brain from toxins.But researchers now say t…
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