Age, Cancer Type Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer, age, cancer type, and comorbidity are associated with differential COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates, according to a study published online March 15 in Cancer.Dax Kurbegov, M.D., from …
Learn MoreAge, Cancer Type Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Cancer Patients
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer, age, cancer type, and comorbidity are associated with differential COVID-19 vaccine uptake rates, according to a study published online March 15 in Cancer.Dax Kurbegov, M.D., from …
Learn MoreUn fármaco usado en el embarazo en los 1960 y los 1970 podría vincularse con el cáncer de colon
MARTES, 14 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los hijos de las mujeres que tomaron un medicamento común contra las náuseas del embarazo en las décadas de los 1960 y los 1970 quizá tengan un riesgo más alto de cáncer de colon, según un nuevo estudio….
Learn MoreUna nueva tecnología de escáner del seno quizá supere a la mamografía estándar
MARTES, 14 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una tecnología más reciente de escaneo podría detectar más cánceres de mama y reducir la tasa de los temidos falsos positivos, muestra un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño.La tomosíntesis, que ya está disponi…
Learn MoreNew Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Retired nurse Tannaz Ameli was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last winter. When chemotherapy failed, her doctors recommended hospice care.But Ameli, of Minneapolis, had other ideas. She and her husband…
Learn MoreColon Cancer in the Young: One Woman’s Story
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tatiana Gonzalez had just quit her job as a postal carrier, and with it the 12 miles a day she walked as she delivered people’s mail.So Gonzalez, then 39, figured that was why she suddenly became so consti…
Learn MoreMore Additives Being Added to Americans’ Food, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans are eating more food additives, according to a new study that found about 60% of foods they purchase contain coloring or flavoring agents, preservatives and sweeteners.That’s up by 10% from 2001….
Learn MoreBlack Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are dying of pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating disease marked by progressive scarring of the lungs, at significantly younger ages than white patients.A new study probes factors contributing …
Learn MoreNew Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newer scanning technology may spot more breast cancers and lower the rate of dreaded false positives, a large, new study shows.Now available in a growing number of health care facilities, tomosynthesis uses …
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