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Can Radiation Therapy Be Safely Skipped in Some Cancer Patients?
Two new studies find radiation therapy may not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma.
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New Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 26, 2024
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Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon change based on the results of a new clinical trial.
An injected experimental drug called rusfertide appears effective in reducing the excess production of red blood cells...
Major Study Confirms CT Scans' Link to Blood Cancer Risk in Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 10, 2023
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CT scans are significantly linked to an increased risk of blood cancers in young people, a major multinational study has found.
Analysis of data from nearly 1 million people under 22 who underwent at least one CT scan found a strong and clear link between exposure to the...
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Odds for Blood Cancers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2023
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Weight-loss surgery can deliver a host of health benefits, but new research reveals an unexpected one: Getting the surgery was associated with a 40% lower risk of blood cancers.
Being overweight or obese is a risk factor for several types of cancer, and women with obesit...
Fracking Tied to Lymphomas, Asthma in New Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2023
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Research into a possible link between childhood health problems and natural gas wells in western Pennsylvania is wrapping up with some answers.
Children who lived near these wells were more likely to develop rare lymphoma, the research found.
In addition, residents...
Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2023
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Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.
One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy can ...
Opdivo Could Boost Outcomes for People Battling Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2023
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The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clinical trial results show.
Nivolumab outperformed the drug brent...
What to Do When Tough-to-Treat Lymphoma Strikes During Pregnancy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2023
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Not a lot is known about how physicians should handle cases in which a pregnant woman is diagnosed with relapsed/refractory lymphoma.
A new study may provide some perspective.
Though uncommon, this issue is still experienced by about one...
Breakthrough CAR-T Cancer Treatments Are Boosting Patients' Quality of Life
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 5, 2023
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A therapy that bolsters the immune system may not only help certain cancer patients live longer, but better, a new study finds.
The treatment, called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is used to fight certain types of blood cancer — including leukemia and...
Jane Fonda Says Her Lymphoma Is in Remission
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 16, 2022
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Actress and two-time Academy Award winner Jane Fonda announced Thursday that her non-Hodgkin lymphoma is in remission.
Fonda, 84, said in a blog post that she can quit chemotherap...
Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2022
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If someone is stricken with a blood cancer or life-threatening clot, they'll probably fare better if they are white and wealthy, three new studies show.
The ongoing impact of patient race and income to medical outcomes was in the spotlight Saturday in New Orleans at...
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2022
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The breast cancer of author and poet Stephanie Gangi has receded and advanced in wearying waves for two decades now.
First diagnosed and treated in 1999, Gangi's cancer spread to the bone of her sternum in 2014. In 2021, a tumor the size of an orange appeared on her adre...
FDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned doctors and their patients about rare cases of squamous cell carcinoma and various
Jane Fonda Has Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2022
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Actress Jane Fonda has announced she has non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Fonda, 84, said she has started chemotherapy to fight the highly treatable cancer, calling herself very lucky because 80% of pat...
For Blood Cancer Patients, COVID Boosters Can Bring Some Immunity
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 11, 2022
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In a promising development, new research has discovered that most adults with blood cancers develop at least some immunity to COVID-19 after getting booster shots.
"Our findings bui...
Ten Years After Gene Therapy for Leukemia, Doctors Say Patients Cured
- Robin Foster and Robert Preidt
- February 2, 2022
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More than 10 years after Doug Olsen underwent an experimental gene therapy that turned his T-cells into cancer killers, his leukemia
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- January 4, 2022
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Many insured cancer patients still experience serious money problems linked to their illness, new research affirms.
For example, nearly 3 out of 4 insured patients with colon cancer have major financial hardship in the year after their diagnosis, which affects their soci...
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 27, 2021
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Anti-vaxxers felt their suspicions confirmed when former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died from COVID-19 complications in mid-October despite being fully vaccinated.
But Powell, 84, was being treated for blood cancer at the time of his death, and a new study repo...
Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
- Robert Preidt
- October 13, 2021
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Private insurers paid out about $156.2 billion in 2018 for U.S. patients with the 15 most common cancers.
Medication was the largest expense and drugs for breast, lung, lymphoma and colon cancers accounted for the largest chunk of those costs, according to a Penn State C...
Jeff Bridges Says Cancer Is in Remission, But COVID Fight Was Tougher
- Cara Murez
- September 15, 2021
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Jeff Bridges has had a rough year.
Almost a year ago, the actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then in January, he was exposed to the COVID-19 virus while receiving chemotherapy.
"Covid kicked my (expletive) pretty good," Bridges wrote in a blog post on his website, ...
Blood Cancer Patients Could Benefit From COVID Booster Shot: Study
- Steven Reinberg
- September 15, 2021
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Patients with B-cell blood cancers who did not make antibodies to COVID-19 after two shots of vaccine may find that a third shot does the trick, new research finds.
More than half the patients who had failed to respond to the first two shots had a positive response to th...
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
- Robert Preidt
- July 28, 2021
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There's some encouraging news for U.S. teens and young adults with cancer.
Survival rates have improved for several types of cancer, though gains have been limited for some common kinds, according to a long-term study published online July 26 in the journal Cancer
FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs
- Robert Preidt
- July 16, 2021
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The first full approval of a drug to treat lymphoma in dogs has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"While canine lymphoma affects fewer than 70,000 dogs in the U.S. annually, it accounts for up to 24% of all cancers in dogs, making it one of the most ...
Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
- Robert Preidt
- July 6, 2021
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Most cancer patients have a good immune response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, new research shows.
Two of the three approved vaccines in the United States -- Pfizer and Moderna -- are mRNA vaccines.
Researchers assessed 131 cancer patients and found that 94% developed...
Survivors' Plasma Helps Blood Cancer Patients Battle COVID-19
- Robert Preidt
- June 18, 2021
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Giving COVID-19 survivors' blood plasma to blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 significantly improves their chances of survival, a new study finds.
"These results suggest that convalescent plasma may not only help COVID-19 patients with blood cancers whose i...
COVID Vaccines Might Not Protect Certain Cancer Patients
- Steven Reinberg
- April 12, 2021
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People with cancers of the blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes are at an increased risk of not making protective coronavirus antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination, a new study warns.
The risk is particularly high for those with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The rese...
Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
- Steven Reinberg
- December 29, 2020
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Cancer survivors are at greater risk of developing another cancer and dying from it, a new study finds.
These new cancers can result from a genetic predisposition, from treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy used to fight the first cancer, as well as from unhealth...
Should Cancer Survivors Be Prioritized for COVID Vaccine?
- Robert Preidt
- December 2, 2020
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Cancer survivors have higher odds of dying from seasonal flu, suggesting they may also be at increased risk from COVID-19 and may need to be among the first in line for vaccination against both diseases.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine...
Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis
- October 20, 2020
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Actor Jeff Bridges announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma.
Telling his fans on Twitter, the acclaimed thespian said, "Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good. I'm starting ...
Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report
- E.J. Mundell
- September 18, 2020
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Nearly 90,000 Americans between 15 and 39 years of age will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more than 9,200 will die, a new report projects.
One hematologist who deals with younger cancer patients said the shock of a diagnosis at this point in their lives can...
Few U.S. Women Know About Cancer That Develops Near Breast Implants: Study
- Robert Preidt
- July 30, 2020
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There's a low level of awareness among American women about a form of lymphoma that can occur around breast implants, a new study finds.
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an immune system cancer. It's estimated to occur in between...
Blood Test Could Spot 50 Different Cancers
- Steven Reinberg
- March 31, 2020
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A simple blood test for dozens of cancers is in the works.
Researchers say their test can detect more than 50 kinds of cancer at early stages and pinpoint their location in the body.
"If these findings are validated, it will be feasible to consider how thi...
Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
- Robert Preidt
- February 5, 2020
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Teen and young adult cancer survivors are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized as those who haven't had cancer, a new study finds.
"Few studies have investigated health risk in adolescents and young adults after cancer treatment," said study author Chelsea Ander...
Fewer Childhood Cancer Survivors Getting Hit by Heart Troubles
- Steven Reinberg
- January 17, 2020
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Since the 1970s, serious heart disease among childhood cancer survivors had declined remarkably, a new study finds.
The decline suggests that efforts to make cancer treatments, including radiation, less toxic are paying off, researchers say.
For the study...
Regular Exercise Cuts Odds for 7 Major Cancers
- Steven Reinberg
- December 26, 2019
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Exercise may reduce the odds you'll develop any of seven types of cancer -- and a new study suggests the more you exercise, the lower your risk.
That's the conclusion of researchers who pooled data from nine published studies that included more than 750,000 men and ...
For Some, Follicular Lymphoma May Be Curable
- Steven Reinberg
- December 11, 2019
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Some patients in remission from the blood cancer called follicular lymphoma can be considered cured, a new small study suggests.
Using DNA sequencing, researchers were able to test the patients' blood to see if mutations that caused the cancer were still present two...
New Study Finds a Family Risk for Blood Cancer
- Robert Preidt
- August 8, 2019
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If a close relative has had blood cancer, you're more likely to get it, a large new study reports.
The researchers analyzed data from 16 million people in Sweden, including more than 153,000 diagnosed with blood cancer and more than 391,000 of their first-degree rel...
Breast Implants Tied to Rare Cancer Recalled
- Robert Preidt
- July 24, 2019
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Allergan's textured breast implants will be recalled due to their link to a rare cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
Following a request from the FDA, the company will proceed with a worldwide recall of its Biocell textured breast impla...
New 'Cancer Vaccine' Attacks Tumors From Within
- Dennis Thompson
- April 9, 2019
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A new method of brewing a cancer vaccine inside a patient's tumor could harness the power of the immune system to destroy the disease, researchers report.
Immune stimulants are injected directly into a tumor, which teaches the immune system to recognize and de...
Baby Monkey May Offer Hope to Preserving Fertility of Kids With Cancer
- Amy Norton
- March 21, 2019
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She's cute, and perhaps a medical breakthrough.
Scientists say they have used frozen testicular tissue to achieve the birth of a healthy baby monkey named Grady -- a success they hope to eventually translate to childhood cancer survivors whose treatment has left them...