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Chemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American...
Stress, Depression Won't Raise Your Odds for Cancer: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 – A large new study challenges the long-held idea that depression makes people more vulnerable to cancer, finding no association between the mental health condition and most...
Higher Risk for Death for Black Survivors of Second Primary Cancers
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – Among survivors of second primary cancers (SPCs), Black patients have the highest risk for death from both cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study...
Depression, Anxiety Do Not Increase Overall Risk for Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 – Depression and anxiety are not related to an increased risk for most cancers, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in Cancer. Lonneke A. van Tuijl, Ph.D., from the...
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 – Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers. That's the takeaway from a new study by the...
Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Decreased During First Year of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 – The number of cancer diagnoses decreased following COVID-19 emergence in March 2020, with the largest decrease seen for stage I disease, according to a study published in...
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 – A six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer,...
Suzanne Somers Says Her Breast Cancer Has Returned
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 – Actress Suzanne Somers, who first battled breast cancer in her 50s, announced on Instagram this week that the disease recently returned. Somers, now 76, has been fighting...
Biotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the...
Getting Really Active Just 5 Minutes a Day Lowers Your Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – Taking the stairs rather than an elevator. Raking leaves. Toting heavy grocery bags. Pushing a vacuum. Playing hard with your kids or pets. Short bursts of vigorous physical...
Losing a Parent is Hard. Is It Harder for Boys?
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – After the death of a parent, boys may have a tougher time than girls, a new study suggests. Young people who lose a parent before age 21 are at risk for poor mental health,...
Small Amounts of Vigorous Exercise Linked to Reduced Risk for Cancer
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) are associated with a reduced risk for incident total cancer and PA-related cancer, according to a...
New Cancer Research Initiative Announced
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – The Biden administration on Thursday launched a new research program aimed at helping doctors to better distinguish cancer cells from healthy tissue during surgery. The...
Historical Redlining Adversely Impacts Cancer Screening
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – Historical redlining adversely impacts cancer screening, according to a study published online June 15 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Zorays Moazzam,...
Biden Administration Announces New Cancer Research Initiative
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – The Biden administration on Thursday launched a new research program aimed at helping doctors to better distinguish cancer cells from healthy tissue during surgery. The...
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