La contaminación atmosférica podría hacerle más daño a las mujeres que a los hombres
VIERNES, 2 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inspirar los gases de escape de diésel puede ser más nocivo para las mujeres que para los hombres, afirma un nuevo estudio canadiense de tamaño reducido.”Ya sabemos que hay diferencias sexuales en e…
Learn MoreAir Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breathing in fumes from diesel exhaust may be more damaging to women than to men, a new, small Canadian study claims.“We already know that there are sex differences in lung diseases such as asthma and respirat…
Learn MorePathogenic Germline Variants ID’d in Patients With Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 14.9 percent of patients with lung cancer have pathogenic germline variants (PGV), most of which are potentially clinically actionable, according to a study presented Aug. 16 as part of the American…
Learn MoreTabrecta Gains Full FDA Approval for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to capmatinib (Tabrecta) for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a genetic mutation leading to m…
Learn MoreMost Women With Lung Cancer Report Sexual Dysfunction
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual dysfunction is common in women with lung cancer, according to a study presented at the annual International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer, held from Aug. 6 t…
Learn MoreEl cáncer de pulmón puede reducir la salud sexual de las mujeres
JUEVES, 11 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La disfunción sexual es un efecto secundario común entre las mujeres con un cáncer de pulmón, encuentra un estudio reciente.”El estudio SHAWL [por las siglas en inglés de Evaluación de la salud sexual e…
Learn MoreFumar todavía acaba con las vidas de 123,000 estadounidenses cada año
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los cigarrillos siguen siendo responsables de demasiadas muertes por cáncer cada año en Estados Unidos, encuentra un estudio reciente.En 2019, casi 123,000 muertes por cáncer en EE. UU. se debieron a…
Learn MoreLung Cancer Can Diminish Sexual Health for Women
THURSDAY, Aug 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect among women with lung cancer, a new study finds.”The SHAWL [Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer] study is about bringing women’s sexuality to the fore…
Learn MoreSmoking Still Ends 123,000 American Lives Each Year
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cigarettes are still responsible for far too many cancer deaths every year in the United States, a new study finds. In 2019, nearly 123,000 U.S. cancer deaths were from cigarette smoking (30% of all U.S. ca…
Learn MoreLung Cancer Risk Increased for Smokers Not Offered Annual Screening
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smokers for whom annual screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is not recommended may have a high risk for lung cancer, according to a study published online July 28 in JAMA Oncology.Charles Faseli…
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