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Deion Sanders Shares Bladder Cancer Journey, Urges Others to Get Checked
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 30, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he is now cancer-free after an unexpected battle with bladder cancer. Now ...
Firefighters at Higher Risk for Many Cancers
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 30, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Firefighters work hard saving lives, and in process put their own lives at heightened risk from skin, kidney and other types of cancers, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study finds.
“Although this isn’t fa...
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like
Autoantibodies Influence Cancer Response To Immunotherapy, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2025
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MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers m...
For the Win: College Student Powerlifts Past Breast Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2025
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FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — LaShae Rolle, 27, is a competitive powerlifter capable of squatting 441 pounds, benching 292 pounds and deadlifting 497 pounds.
You Might Not Need As Many Daily Steps As You Think, Review Argues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Walkers don’t need to march 10,000 steps a day to gain substantial health benefits, a comprehensive new evidence review has concluded.
Instead, getting just 7,000 steps a day appears to be most effective in reducing ...
COVID Boosters Protect People With Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 23, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients can be very vulnerable to a severe COVID infection, but COVID-19 vaccine boosters can be lifesavers for them, a new study...
Surviving Cancer Doesn't Change Eating Habits For Most, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 23, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis often forces a person to take a hard look at their life and lifestyle, but a new study shows that few take steps to eat healthier after treatment.
People who survive cancer are as likely as others to ig...
GI Cancers On The Rise Among Younger Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 21, 2025
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MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — GI cancers among people 50 and younger are rising at an alarming rate, increasing in the U.S. faster than any other type of early onset cancer, according to a pair of new studies.
Cancers of the colon, stomach and esophagus ...
Living Near Polluted Missouri Creek as a Child Tied to Later Cancer Risk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who grew up near a polluted Missouri creek during the 1940s through 1960s may have higher odds for cancer now, new research shows.
The study focused on Coldwater Creek in St. Louis County. The area was contaminated w...
Chronically Ill Kids Carry Heavy Emotional Burden
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids coping with chronic health problems like asthma also are struggling with the emotional burden of stress, fear and sadness, a new study says.<...
Obesity-Related Cancer Deaths More Than Triple In U.S.
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2025
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MONDAY, July 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the U.S. during the past two decades, a new study says.
Insured? You're More Likely To Survive Cancer Through Immunotherapy Treatment
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Powerful new immunotherapies are offering fresh hope for patients with many different types of cancer.
Unfortunately, that hope ...
Three-Quarters of Stomach Cancers Could Be Prevented By Targeting One Type of Bacteria
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2025
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TUESDAY, July 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three-quarters of stomach cancer cases could be prevented if doctors eradicate infection by a common type of bacteria, a new study says.
The bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, is linked to 76% of future stomach can...
Is Radiation Therapy For Cancer a Double-Edged Sword?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 7, 2025
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MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy to treat cancer might be a double-edged sword that increases the risk posed by other malignant tumors, a new study argu...
Nestle, Other Food Companies Vow to Ban Artificial Colors
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- June 30, 2025
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MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nestle has joined a growing list of major food companies pledging to voluntarily eliminate artificial colors from their U.S. products by the middle of next year amid mounting health concerns.
"We are always looking for diffe...
Appendix Cancer Cases Surge in Millennials and Gen X
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When Chris Williams started feeling sharp stomach pain one night in 2021, he went straight to the emergency room. The next morning, he had surgery to remove his appendix.
But that wasn’t the end of his health scare. A...
Psychedelics Can Help Cancer Patients Battling Depression
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 17, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Magic mushrooms might be key to quelling depression among people battling cancer.
A single dose of psilocybin provided sustained reductions in d...
Former MTV Host Ananda Lewis Dies at 52 After Breast Cancer Battle
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 13, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ananda Lewis, a former MTV host and TV personality, is dead at 52.
Blood Tests Can Detect Cancer Years Earlier
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests can detect evidence of cancer three years earlier than the disease would otherwise be diagnosed,...
Celebrity Diagnoses Underscore Rising Breast Cancer Rates in Young Women
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 9, 2025
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MONDAY, June 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More young women in the United States are being diagnosed with breast cancer and several celebrities have helped...
ESPN's Jay Harris Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Longtime ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Jay Harris has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled to have surgery on June 10.
Harris, 60, wrote ab...
Proinflammatory Foods Tied to Higher Risk of Death in Colon Cancer Patients
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 4, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — What you eat after a colon cancer diagnosis could do more than affect your energy or digestion — it might impact your chance of survival.
Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence and Boosts Survival, Study Finds
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A structured exercise program helped colon cancer survivors live longer and lowered their odds for a relapse, ...
Cancer Treatment 'Brain Drain' Occurring In Rural Areas
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. rural communities could be experiencing a “brain drain” when it comes to cancer care, a new study says.
Most new r...
Climate Change Could Be Fueling Female Cancer Deaths
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 28, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Higher temperatures spurred by climate change could be increasing women’s risk of cancer, a new study...
Weight-Loss Drugs May Lower Risk Of Obesity-Related Cancers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 28, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound can help reduce a woman&rsq...
Exercise Improves Odds Against Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 27, 2025
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The last thing a cancer patient might like to do is hit the treadmill or hop on an exercise bike, given how much the disease and its treatments drain a person’s energy.
Bu...
Biden’s Prostate Cancer Likely Grew Undetected for Years, Experts Say
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis has drawn attention to screening guidelines for older men.
When Biden, 82, ...
Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths Double In The U.S.
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol-fueled cancer deaths nearly doubled in the United States during the past three decades, with cases amo...
Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2025
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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office announced Sunday.
GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2025
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Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new study says.
First-generation GLP-1 drugs like liraglutide (Saxenda) and
Testosterone Therapy Doesn't Increase Cancer Risk For Transmasculine People
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2025
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Transmasculine and gender diverse people who use testosterone are not at an increased risk for cervical, ovarian or other gynecological cancers, a new study says.
The resul...
NIH Research Cuts Leave Cancer Patient Facing Hard Choice
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 15, 2025
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A mother with stage 4 colon cancer faces an uncertain future after federal staff cuts delayed her experimental cancer treatment.
Natalie Phelps, 43, was acc...
First-Of-Its-Kind Surgery Uses Eye Socket To Remove Spinal Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 13, 2025
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A first-of-its-kind surgery has gone through a young woman's eye socket to remove a cancerous tumor wrapped around her spine.
Surgeons threaded a thin lighted tube called an end...
FDA Approves At-Home Cervical Cancer Test for Women Ages 25 to 65
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2025
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Women now have a new way to check their risk for cervical cancer -- from the comfort of their own home.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Teal Wand, an at-home test that screens for human papillomavirus (<...
Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2025
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More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
A new government report shows that rates of several ...
Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2025
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Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says.
If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test could help more people survive cancer, researchers reported May 8 in ...
Cancer Patient Avoided Side Effects With New Advance In Radiation Therapy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2025
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Tiffiney Beard expected a rough road ahead after her April 2024 diagnosis with a rare cancer of the salivary glands.
Tumors from adenoid cystic carcinoma target the body’s nerves, so fighting the cancer typically comes with a range of side effects -- fatigue, jaw p...
Landmark Women's Health Study Saved From Funding Cuts
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2025
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In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it won't slash funding for the Women's Health Initiative, a major research project focused on preventing disease in older women.
The decision follows concerns about a move to end contract...
AI Predicts Wasting Syndrome In Cancer Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2025
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A newly developed AI can predict which cancer patients are at risk for a life-threatening wasting syndrome, a new study says.
The syndrome, called cachexia, accounts for a...
Ready-Made Immune Therapy Effective Against Leukemia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2025
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A ready-made version of a cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy can effectively defeat blood cancers, a new study says.
Researchers have prepared an off-the-shelf version of CAR ...
Cancer Prevention Not Yet Recovered From Pandemic-Era Declines, Report Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 24, 2025
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The effects of COVID-19 continue to reverberate in the cancer risk factors of Americans, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study says.
Screening for breast and...
Immune Therapy Works As Well In Senior Cancer Patients As In Younger Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2025
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It’s well-known that a person’s immune system wears down over time, becoming less effective as folks progress through middle age and become seniors.
Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Isn't Known By Most Americans
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2025
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Chris Vogelsang has had a long and terrible fight with cancer.
Fourteen years ago, the 70-year-old man was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma.
His cancer has since returned twice, fighting against several rounds of different treatments that include...
CT Scans Can Increase Your Cancer Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 16, 2025
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Considering a trendy whole-body CT scan after hearing celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Jason Bateman tout their benefits?
Weigh the cancer risk ...
Cancer Screening Rates Down Among American Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2025
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Cancer screenings are literal life savers, catching tumors early enough to cure patients and prevent deaths.
Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have d...
Most Eligible Smokers Not Getting Lung Cancer Screening
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2025
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Lung cancer screening can save the lives of former and current smokers, but most aren’t taking advantage of it, a new study says.
Fewer than 1 in 5 people eligible for lung can...
Lifestyle Changes Boost Longevity For Cancer Survivors
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 4, 2025
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Cancer survivors can reduce their ongoing risk of death by sticking to diet and exercise guidelines recommended by the American Cancer Society, a new study suggests.
Non-smoking survivors of obesity-related cancers had an overall lower risk of death if they adopted the A...
'Weekend Warriors' Reap Similar Health Benefits As Steady Exercisers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2025
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Life is busy, and some folks simply don’t have time until the weekend to work out.
Turns out, that’s just fine for their health, a new study suggests.
“Weekend warriors” who cram their week’s exercise into one or two days appear to gai...