AACR: Neoadjuvant, Adjuvant Durvalumab Beneficial for NSCLC
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), neoadjuvant and adjuvant durvalumab offers benefits in terms of pathologic complete response and event-free survival (EFS), according to a study p…
Learn MoreCould Long COVID Change Brain Activity?
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory.The scan results validate the concerns of these patients, who feel like they’re experiencing fatigue, t…
Learn MoreScientists Spot New Potential Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study has uncovered a possible risk factor for breast cancer that could help doctors more accurately weigh a woman’s chances of developing the disease.While it’s known that women with dense breast tissue h…
Learn MoreMuchas sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama quizá no necesiten mamografías en la vejez, según un estudio
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama de más edad con frecuencia tienen otros problemas médicos, y una esperanza de vida más corta que las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama más jóvenes. Además, con fre…
Learn MoreLa tasa de fumar llega a mínimos históricos en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Menos adultos de EE. UU. están fumando cigarrillos, ya que las tasas se desplomaron de nuevo el año pasado, según las autoridades de salud federales.En total, 1 de cada 9 estadounidenses fumaron un cigar…
Learn MoreChatGPT Provides Some Helpful Responses for Liver Diseases
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT provides easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle, and treatments for cirrhosis and liver cancer, according to a study published online March 21 in Clinical and Molecular Hepato…
Learn MoreWeight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting bariatric surgery may help someone lose weight and reduce their risk for obesity-related cancers by more than half. New research to be presented at a conference of the American Gastroenterological Ass…
Learn MoreU.S. Smoking Rate Reaches All-Time Low
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer U.S. adults are smoking cigarettes, as rates dropped again last year, according to federal health officials.In all, one in nine American adults smoked cigarettes last year, an all-time low and a signi…
Learn MoreUn control estricto de la hipertensión ofrece grandes beneficios para el cerebro
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mantener un control estricto de la presión arterial podría ayudar al cerebro, y potencialmente reducir el riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), señala un nuevo estudio. Cuando la presión arterial…
Learn MoreEach Year Spent Working With Certain Chemicals Raises Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jobs that regularly expose you to certain chemicals appear to steadily increase your risk of pancreatic cancer, a new analysis reports.People with more than 20 years of exposure to some chemical agents had …
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