Anyone Can Get Lung Cancer. Detecting It Early Is Crucial
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Too few people are getting screened for lung cancer.This is the message from the American Lung Association’s 2022 “State of Lung Cancer” report. Less than 6% of eligible Americans have been screened for lung …
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreSiguen bajando las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las estadísticas más recientes del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) de EE. UU. muestran un declive continuo en el número de estadounidenses que mueren de cáncer, aunque ha habido poco cambio en el n…
Learn MoreU.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The latest statistics from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) show a continuing decline in the number of Americans who die from cancer, although there’s been little change in the number of new cancer c…
Learn More¿Qué tan peligroso es para los pacientes con cáncer de pulmón faltar a la radioterapia?
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras los médicos buscan desarrollar una atención más personalizada para el cáncer, un nuevo estudio observa si los pacientes con un cáncer de pulmón pueden faltar unos días a radioterapia y compens…
Learn MoreEs frecuente que no se informe a las mujeres sobre los efectos sexuales del tratamiento para el cáncer
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando un hombre tiene un cáncer en un área que afecta a la función sexual, es probable que su médico lo hable con él.Pero lo mismo no sucede cuando una mujer tiene un cáncer en un órgano sexual, según…
Learn MoreToo Often, Women Aren’t Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to new research. Invest…
Learn MoreHow Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As doctors work toward developing more personalized cancer care, a new study looks at whether lung cancer patients can miss a few days of radiation treatment and make them up with a higher dose. The more trea…
Learn MoreAdherence to Annual Follow-Up Lung Cancer Screening Low
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to annual screening among persons screened and entered into the American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Registry (LCSR) is low, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Annal…
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