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Breast Cancer Treatment by Stage

Breast Cancer Treatment by Stage

What is the treatment for stage I breast cancer? Stage I breast cancers are small and have not spread to the lymph nodes or have spread to the lymph nodes only in a tiny area. While this is an early stage of breast cancer, there is a risk of such cancers recurring if not treated […]

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Stomach Cancer Appears Different in Younger Patients

Stomach Cancer Appears Different in Younger Patients

Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Stomach cancer among many people under 60 appears more deadly than when it occurs to older people, a new study finds. This new form of cancer is genetically different from other stomach cancer and grows and spreads faster. It is also resistant to the usual […]

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FDA Approves Drug for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

FDA Approves Drug for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Latest Cancer News By Zosia ChusteckaWebMD Health News Dec. 30, 2019 — There’s a new treatment option for some patients with pancreatic cancer — those who carry a specific genetic mutation can now be treated with the drug olaparib (Lynparza). The FDA approved olaparib for use as a first-line treatment of cancer that has grown […]

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Young Cancer Patients Fare Better on Private Insurance

Young Cancer Patients Fare Better on Private Insurance

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The odds of surviving childhood cancer may be influenced by the type of health insurance a young patient has, researchers say. In a new study, children and young adults covered by Medicaid or other government agencies were less likely to be alive five and 10 […]

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Breast Density Alerts Might Not Be Helping Women

Breast Density Alerts Might Not Be Helping Women

Latest Cancer News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Having dense breast tissue raises a woman’s odds for breast cancer, so many states require providers to notify women if a mammogram finds they have dense breast tissue. But a new study suggests that the notifications may be having little impact […]

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Acupuncture May Ease a Common Side Effect of Cancer Treatment

Acupuncture May Ease a Common Side Effect of Cancer Treatment

Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Dry mouth can be a troubling side effect of radiation therapy, but acupuncture may ease its symptoms, a new study suggests. Of 339 patients getting radiation for head and neck cancer in the United States and China, those who had acupuncture had fewer symptoms of […]

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Obesity May Boost Effectiveness of a Lung Cancer Therapy

Obesity May Boost Effectiveness of a Lung Cancer Therapy

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is seldom a friend to health, but in one medical context it might give patients a slight advantage, new research suggests. Specifically, when Australian researchers looked at trials of atezolizumab, an immune system-based treatment for lung cancer, they found that the drug worked better […]

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Regular Exercise Cuts Odds for 7 Major Cancers

Regular Exercise Cuts Odds for 7 Major Cancers

Latest Cancer News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — 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 […]

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Health Tip: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Health Tip: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Latest Cancer News (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer screenings are important tools to find cancer before symptoms are noticeable, says the American Cancer Society. The society provides these screening guidelines for women: Women aged 40-to-44 should consider screenings and mammograms. Women aged 45-to-54 should get yearly mammograms. Women age 55 and older should get bi-yearly […]

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Enhertu Approved for Unresectable, Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

Enhertu Approved for Unresectable, Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) has received accelerated approval for treatment of unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. Enhertu, a HER2-directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor conjugate, is indicated for adults with unresectable or […]