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Tea and Coffee May Help Protect You From Some Cancers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 24, 2024
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That morning cup of coffee or afternoon spot of tea might be protecting you from cancer.
A new evidence review says that coffee and tea consumption are linked to a lower risk of cancers of the
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.
Navratilova, 66, first found an enlarged lymph node in her neck last fall, her agent Mary Greenham told CNN
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 therapy...
Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat
- March 1, 2022
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E-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat, according to a new study.
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...
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
- Robert Preidt
- December 23, 2021
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How do you prevent nearly 1 million cases of mouth and throat cancers in American men in this century? Find a way to reach an 80% HPV vaccination rate among adolescents, a new study suggests.
Throat Cancers Tied to HPV Are Rising Among U.S. Men, Women
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 21, 2021
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You might have heard a lot about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in cervical cancer, but this sexually transmitted virus can also cause another type of cancer.
Rates of oropharyngeal cancer, which occurs in the middle part of the throat, are rising rapidly am...
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2021
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The first wave of girls to receive the HPV vaccine are much less likely to contract or die from cervical cancer than women just a few years older, a new study reports.
Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), for which a vaccine has b...