Cancer Risk Increased With Exposure to Four or More CT Scans by Age 18
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to four or more computed tomography (CT) scans before age 18 years is associated with increased risk of subsequent intracranial tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma, according to a study published online A…
Learn MoreModel Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors predicts postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) delay for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (H…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Cord Blood Stem Cell Product for Blood Cancer Patients
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a substantially modified allogeneic cord blood-based cell therapy, to cut the risk of infection in patients with blood cancer followi…
Learn MoreRisk of Relapse Increased With Extreme Poverty in Children With Leukemia
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children receiving maintenance treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), those living in extreme poverty have increased risk of relapse, according to a study published online April 17 in Blood.Ama…
Learn MoreMRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based machine learning method can distinguish aplastic anemia (AA) from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published online March 6 in Clinical Radiology….
Learn MoreThis Is Your Brain on Books: Science Reveals Secrets of Reading
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reading is fundamental, but it’s also a complex skill. Now, a new study sheds more light on how the brain makes sense of the written word.Researchers found that two key brain “networks” work in tandem to help…
Learn MoreCombo Therapy May Prevent Cancer’s Return After Liver Surgery
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A two-drug combination therapy can enhance survival odds for people with early-stage liver cancer through targeted attacks on tumor cells, a new clinical trial shows.The combo — atezolizumab (Tecentriq) and …
Learn MoreHow Many CT Scans Are Safe for Kids?
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting a single CT scan during childhood doesn’t appear to increase a child’s risk of a future brain tumor, leukemia or lymphoma, new research finds, but getting four or more scans more than doubles the chan…
Learn MoreIn Animal Study, Tiny Ingested Plastic Particles Infiltrated Brain
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying how tiny plastic particles can breach the protective blood-brain barrier report they have found that answer, thanks to mice and computer modeling.”With the help of computer models, we dis…
Learn MoreRace-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a report published online April 19 in JAMA Network Open, evidence-based race-adapted starting ages are suggested for breast cancer screening to address mortality due to early-onset disease.Tianhui Chen, M….
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