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Race Could Affect Outcomes in Head-and-Neck Cancers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2022
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Black patients with head-and-neck cancers have twice the death rates of white patients, and a new study suggests race itself underlies those differences.
“What is unique about our study is it strongly supports the conclusion that Black patients seem to respond to thera...
Most Americans Don't Know Alcohol Can Raise Cancer Risk
- Robert Preidt
- January 31, 2022
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Most American adults don't know that alcohol boosts cancer risk, but a majority support steps to increase awareness of the link, a new nationwide survey shows.
""It is important that people are made fully aware of the potential harms of alcohol so that they may make info...
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- June 24, 2021
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Many people with heart failure take a cholesterol-lowering statin, and new research suggests those pills might also lower their odds for cancer.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 87,000 people in Hong Kong who had no history of cancer and were hospitalized for hea...
Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2021
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People with chronic heartburn may face increased risks of several rare types of cancer, a large U.S. government study shows.
Researchers found that among more than 490,000 Americans aged 50 and up, those with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had about twice the ris...
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- February 5, 2021
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Too few cancer patients who have a heart attack are receiving emergency angioplasties that could save their lives, a new study finds.
"This is an important study, which underscores the broader issue in cardio-oncology of cancer patients too often being passed over for po...
Head, Neck Cancers Up Among 9-11 Responders: Study
- Robert Preidt
- February 1, 2019
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Head and neck cancers among a group of first responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks are significantly higher than expected, a new study says.
Rutgers University researchers found that diagnoses of these cancers increased 40 percent in a group of ...