El uso de relajantes capilares para alisar el cabello aumenta las probabilidades de cáncer de útero en las mujeres
LUNES, 16 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nueva investigación sugiere que las mujeres afroamericanas mayores que utilizan relajantes capilares químicos para alisar el cabello pueden tener más probabilidades de desarrollar cáncer de útero.Especí…
Learn MoreUse of Hair Relaxers Raises Women’s Odds for Uterine Cancer
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older Black women who use chemical hair relaxers may be more likely to develop uterine cancer, new research suggests.Specifically, postmenopausal Black women who reported using hair relaxers more than twice a …
Learn MoreQuímicos PFAS comunes vinculados a cánceres en mujeres
MIÉRCOLES, 20 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los perjudiciales “químicos eternos” están ampliamente distribuidos en el medio ambiente, y una nueva investigación sugiere que representan un riesgo particular para la salud de las mujeres.Un nue…
Learn MoreCommon PFAS Chemicals Linked to Cancers in Women
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Harmful “forever” chemicals are widespread in the environment, and new research hints they pose a particular health risk to women.A new study suggests women who are exposed to higher levels of per- and polyf…
Learn MoreSelinexor Increases PFS for Endometrial Cancer With TP53 Mutations
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maintenance therapy with selinexor provides durable survival benefits for endometrial cancer with TP53 mutations, according to a study presented during the July 2023 session of the American Society for Clinica…
Learn MoreAumentan ciertos tipos de cáncer entre los hispanos de EE. UU.
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer entre los estadounidenses de origen hispano se han reducido en general en las dos últimas décadas, pero las perspectivas han empeorado en ciertos tipos de cáncer, encuent…
Learn MoreCertain Cancers Are on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates among Hispanic Americans have declined in general over the past two decades, but for certain cancers the outlook has only gotten worse, a new study finds.First, the good news: Thanks to impro…
Learn MoreRates of Endometrial Cancer Vary for U.S., Caribbean Black Women
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Caribbean Black women have lower rates of endometrioid and nonendometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) than U.S. non-Hispanic Black women, according to a study published online June 26 in Cancer.Heidy N. Medina, P…
Learn MoreHysterectomy: What It Is, Side Effects & Recovery
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section.Nearly 68% of these surgeries are done to address non-cancerous conditions such as abnormal ute…
Learn MoreAdding Dostarlimab Improves Progression-Free Survival in Endometrial Cancer
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, dostarlimab plus carboplatin-paclitaxel increases progression-free survival versus carboplatin-paclitaxel alone, according to a study publis…
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