Many Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors Do Not Know Their Cholesterol Levels
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of heart attack and stroke survivors are unaware of their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, according to a survey released online by the American Heart Association (AHA).The surv…
Learn MoreMany Heart Attack, Stroke Survivors Do Not Know Their Cholesterol Levels
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of heart attack and stroke survivors are unaware of their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, according to a survey released online by the American Heart Association (AHA).The surv…
Learn MoreESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98).“The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located in areas where ambulance response tim…
Learn MorePrognostic Factors ID’d for Stage IIIb AL Amyloidosis
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stage IIIb amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis, baseline factors predictive of treatment outcomes and survival have been identified, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Blood …
Learn MoreNivolumab + Ipilimumab Tops Ipilimumab Alone in Metastatic Melanoma
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with metastatic melanoma who receive frontline anti-programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) or therapy against programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 and whose tumors progressed with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte…
Learn MoreLorazepam Has Negative Impact on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lorazepam stimulates fibrosis and inflammatory signaling and is associated with reduced survival in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Clinical Cancer Research.A…
Learn MoreEs común que los sobrevivientes al cáncer consuman alcohol, con frecuencia en exceso
LUNES, 14 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses diagnosticados de cáncer continúan bebiendo alcohol de forma regular, a veces en exceso, y a veces durante el tratamiento, muestra un estudio reciente. El estudio, de más de 15,000…
Learn MoreDrinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans diagnosed with cancer continue to drink alcohol regularly — sometimes heavily and sometimes during treatment, a new study shows.The study, of over 15,000 U.S. cancer survivors, found that 78% we…
Learn MoreTime to Treatment Not Tied to Worse Outcomes in Young Colorectal Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time from presentation to treatment is not associated with advanced colorectal disease or worse survival in younger patients, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew Castelo, …
Learn MoreEl envejecimiento de las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama es más rápido, según un estudio
VIERNES, 21 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que han sobrevivido a un cáncer de mama envejecen más rápido que las mujeres que nunca han tenido que sobrevivir a la enfermedad. El tratamiento que recibieron afectó a su ritmo de envejecim…
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