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Category: Cancer Issues
A double cancer diagnosis isn’t as rare as you might think
Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to her agent. More
Bone Marrow Cancer Points to Potential Drug Targets
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia — an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow….
Cancer and Mental Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Everyone with cancer experiences it differently and all emotions are valid and important, regardless of the mix or intensity
Immunotherapy Drug Shows Continued Promise in Several Advanced-Stage Cancers
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Initial study results show that an experimental drug, called nemvaleukin alfa, when used alone or in combination with another anticancer drug (pembrolizumab) may be effective in treating several types….
Find New Mechanism to Turn on Cancer-Killing T Cells
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Over the past decade, researchers have made great strides in the development and administration of cancer immunotherapies, which use the body’s own immune system to treat disease.
Back to the Trails After Cancer Rehabilitation
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Tracy Schumpp enjoyed living an active lifestyle, including hiking and other outdoor activities. But in January 2021, she experienced pain in her left hamstring….
Breakthrough COVID Infections More Likely in Cancer and Alzheimer’s Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND—Breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and Alzheimer’s patients
Consider all Treatment Options for Ovarian Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. When ovarian cancer first develops, it might not cause noticeable symptoms. It often goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and abdomen.
Men Need to Take Melanoma Seriously
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and, rarely, inside your body, including in your nose and throat.
Melanoma a Higher Risk for Older Veterans
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study finds that veterans are more likely to have advanced melanoma, where the melanoma spreads to other parts of the body, compared to the general population.
Precision Medicine Approach to Metabolic Therapy for Breast Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Scientists at Yale Cancer Center have found that patients with breast cancer and high levels of insulin in the blood may be responsive to metabolism-targeting treatments, which in turn may improve the effectiveness of subsequent chemotherapy treatments.
Test for Multiple Myeloma Provides Clues of a Rare, More Deadly Type
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AUGUSTA, Ga. – A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the patient has one of the most uncommon and deadly forms of this cancer, investigators say.
How Tumors Circumvent Prostate Cancer Therapy, Identify Promising Treatment Strategy
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A Cleveland Clinic-led research team uncovered how tumors circumvent prostate cancer therapy and identified a promising new strategy for treatment.
Half of Patients at High Risk for Lung Cancer Delayed Screening Follow-Up
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATS 2022, San Francisco, CA – The first study to look at follow-up for patients deemed at high risk for lung cancer after CT screening found that 47 percent delayed follow-up care
Treating Nonmetastatic Gastroesophageal Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Immunotherapy has transformed treatment for patients with stage 4 metastatic esophageal and gastric cancers.
Cervical Cancer Screening Happens Less Often Among Sexual Minority
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A recent database analysis reveals that in recent years, sexual minority individuals—those whose sexual orientation differs from societal norms—were less likely to have undergone cervical cancer screening….
Immunotherapy After Bladder Cancer Surgery Shows Excellent Cancer-free Survival
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY — Immunotherapy after surgery helped reduce cancer recurrence in patients with urothelial cancer of the bladder or other sites in the urinary tract that had invaded the muscle and therefore posed a high risk for recurrence
Favorable Tradeoffs of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CLEVELAND – Prostate-cancer screening based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood was introduced—and readily adopted—in the United States around the late 1980’s.
Adolescent and Leukemia Survivors Have Shorter Life Span Compared to Those Who Have Never Had Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HOUSTON ― Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia….